Fonkel Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Fonkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 121 | 1:4,567 | 989 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Fonkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonkel is found in Suriname more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fonkel.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonkel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Fonkel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fonkel live; 87 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.
This surname is most common in Suriname, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 4,567. Barring Suriname it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foenkel | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fonckiel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foncel | 83 | 190 | / |
| Funkel | 83 | 181 | / |
| Fankel | 83 | 17 | / |
| Vonkel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fankell | 77 | 171 | / |
| Fungkel | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vonkiel | 77 | 9 | / |
| Voinkel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Foncell | 77 | 3 | / |
| Funkelt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fanckel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Funkl | 73 | 119 | / |
| Fankl | 73 | 39 | / |
| Fancel | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vankel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Funkil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fangkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funcell | 62 | 26 | / |
| Vankell | 62 | 23 | / |
| Fancell | 62 | 7 | / |
| Vankiel | 62 | 3 | / |
| Fanchel | 62 | 2 | / |
| Funchel | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vonkill | 62 | 1 | / |
| Fankill | 62 | 0 | / |
| Voinquel | 57 | 8 | / |
| Vankiell | 57 | 1 | / |
| Founchill | 53 | 0 | / |
| Fancil | 50 | 134 | / |
| Phankl | 50 | 2 | / |
| Fancll | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Fonkel
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