Firkel Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Firkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Firkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firkel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firkel is the 2,689,253rd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Firkel are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 35 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found.

Firkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Firkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Firkel surname expanded 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Firkel surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

Firkel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.8% less than the national average, earning $31,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firkell9215/
Firckel924/
Fierkel920/
Firkelt920/
Ferkel83451/
Furkel8371/
Virkel8335/
Frekel830/
Ferckel7726/
Furckel7716/
Ferkelt7710/
Freckel773/
Frekell770/
Ferkl73188/
Faircell710/
Verkel674/
Fircil671/
Ferkyl671/
Vyrkel671/
Fercel671/
Ferquel62142/
Verkiel6267/
Ferchel6241/
Furcael621/
Virquel621/
Virqell621/
Furquel620/
Ferklová57153/
Fairchil576/
Ferklova573/
Phirkill571/
Faircleth531/
Fercil504/

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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 Firkel
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