Ercel Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
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Ercel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ercel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Erçel (2,139) are calculated separately.

Ercel (565) may also be a first name.

Ercel Last Name Facts

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

Ercel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Erçel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ercel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ercel is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ercel are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ercel is also the 353,173rd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 565 people.

The last name Ercel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent reside, Hamburg, where 27 percent reside and Berlin, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erçel932,139/
Hercel9199/
Erchel9111/
Jercel917/
Gercel914/
Erckel913/
Erccel911/
Yercel911/
Earcel910/
Jerchel83514/
Herchel83344/
Hercsel8394/
Gerchel8376/
Erschel8310/
Hearcel836/
Herczel833/
Ierchel831/
Herckel831/
Erchell830/
Ergel801,116/
Erkel80905/
Ersel80232/
Hercl8051/
Ercil8047/
Erzel8018/
Ircel808/
Ercll802/
Herschel771,442/
Gerschel77234/
Erschell7719/
Herchell7713/
Gerchell771/
Jerschel771/
Herrchel770/
Hertchel770/
Herzel73979/
Yersel73810/
Herkel73621/
Hersel73339/
Gerzel73319/
Iersel73267/
Eersel73232/
Gerçel73199/
Hergel73172/
Herchl73130/
Yerçel7389/
Jergel7360/
Erzeel7350/
Gersel7340/
Erseel7321/
Erzell7319/
Hercil7318/
Erkell7313/
Heršel7311/
Ercill737/
Ertzel736/
Yergel735/
Earkel732/
Geržel732/
Eargel731/
Eerkel731/
Herxel731/
Gircel731/
Earsel731/
Irchel731/
Ersell730/
Eursel730/
Ergell730/
Gerkel730/
Jerzel730/
Aircel730/
Herschell71753/
Herzschel7121/
Herrschel715/
Hierschel712/
Gertchell710/
Hertzel67448/
Herzeel67233/
Hershel67132/
Herszel67117/
Herquel67107/
Gershel6789/
Hertsel6775/
Gertzel6771/
Gertsel6765/
Hyrchel6743/
Jerschl6733/
Hergelt6732/
Herschl6727/
Ierssel6723/
Erkl6712/
Heursel6711/
Gersell6710/
Ersl678/
Jergell677/
Herchil675/
Herkiel674/
Herzell673/
Herssel671/
Hirchel671/
Erchill671/
Gerrsel671/
Gerssel671/
Yorcell671/
Hersell671/
Iorchel671/
Jircell671/
Gerschl671/
Yrcl671/
Herchyl671/
Earsell670/
Eursell670/
Jierscheld670/
Ersaell670/
Girchel670/
Yersell670/
Ershell670/
Heirgel670/
Hirscel670/
Erzzell670/
Herrsel670/

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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
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  • 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 Ercel
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