Eekel Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Eekel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Eekel (14) may also be a first name.
Eekel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eekel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eekel is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Eekel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eekel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Eekel is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Eekel reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Eekel is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name internationally, held by 14 people.
The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Eekel is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 30 percent reside, Utrecht, where 29 percent reside and North Holland, where 27 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Eekel is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Eekel
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