Erkel Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Erkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 369 | 1:218,172 | 24,578 |
| United States | 286 | 1:1,267,339 | 89,284 |
| Netherlands | 73 | 1:231,331 | 30,466 |
| Hungary | 60 | 1:163,605 | 14,496 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Erkel (34) may also be a first name.
Erkel Demographics
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Erkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erkel (Russian: Эркель) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erkel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 391,109th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. Erkel is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Erkel live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 34 people.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 218,172. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 54 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Saarland, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.
Erkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Erkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erkel last name increased 841 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Erkel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Erkel are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Erkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,858 per year; in United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning $37,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkel | 91 | 621 | / |
| Yerkel | 91 | 72 | / |
| Jerkel | 91 | 35 | / |
| Erkell | 91 | 13 | / |
| Erckel | 91 | 3 | / |
| Earkel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Eerkel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gerkel | 91 | 0 | / |
| Erkl | 89 | 12 | / |
| Herkiel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Herckel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yerkesl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkel | 80 | 319 | / |
| Erkil | 80 | 238 | / |
| Ercel | 80 | 43 | / |
| Erkyl | 80 | 26 | / |
| Orkel | 80 | 23 | / |
| Herkl | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jrkel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arkell | 73 | 2,468 | / |
| Horkel | 73 | 265 | / |
| Hercel | 73 | 99 | / |
| Harkel | 73 | 88 | / |
| Herkül | 73 | 50 | / |
| Järkel | 73 | 28 | / |
| Herkil | 73 | 20 | / |
| Erchel | 73 | 11 | / |
| Erkkil | 73 | 8 | / |
| Arckel | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jercel | 73 | 7 | / |
| Orkiel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gercel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orckel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aarkel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yercel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arhkel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerkil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iorkel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erccel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Earcel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yorkel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Herkelová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Herkelova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jerchel | 67 | 514 | / |
| Herchel | 67 | 344 | / |
| Herquel | 67 | 107 | / |
| Herkild | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hyrkiel | 67 | 64 | / |
| Harkell | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yorkell | 67 | 27 | / |
| Härkell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hearcel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Erkkilæ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hörkell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Järkell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ierchel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harckel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkühl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erchell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herkill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harkiel | 67 | 0 | / |
Erkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erkel in the Russian language | ||
| Эркель | erkel | - |
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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 Erkel
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