Eckhel Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Eckhel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eckhel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Eckhel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eckhel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Eckhel is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eckhel.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckhel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Eckhel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Eckhel are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 183,852. In Croatia Eckhel is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 57 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 43 percent are found. Beside Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haeckhel860/
Gekhel838/
Eykhel838/
Eskhel834/
Echelh832/
Hekhel831/
Ekhele831/
Echeal831/
Ekchel831/
Echeil831/
Exchel831/
Eckele830/
Heckele77311/
Eickele7729/
Hackhel7713/
Eckhéll775/
Eidkhel772/
Yecheil771/
Hecehel771/
Eecheal771/
Ekele739,741/
Eckle731,093/
Akhel7355/
Ekgel731/
Ikhel731/
Eshkehel7114/
Ojiekhel711/
Akheel671,289/
Heckle67764/
Edkhil67307/
Yekele67306/
Jeckle67283/
Yeckle67151/
Ekelle67100/
Gecgel6742/
Jekele6741/
Aykhel6739/
Akheil6718/
Eekeil6713/
Eckile6710/
Ekhäll6710/
Ikhiel679/
Eikeal679/
Ekkele678/
Ekeale677/
Eekele675/
Aikhel674/
Jeceil674/
Iokhel673/
Eackle673/
Akhell672/
Ekhill672/
Ekhile672/
Icheal672/
Etkele671/
Gikhel671/
Eickle671/
Ecgell671/
Jekhle671/
Yekhle671/
Eketel671/
Ehkhil671/
Eikeil671/
Ekeile671/
Eekeal671/
Akehel671/
Akhiel671/
Ockeil670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eckhel
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