Gaeckel Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gaeckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Gaeckel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaeckel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaeckel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaeckel? popularity and diffusion
Gaeckel is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Gaeckel occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gaeckel reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Gaeckel is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 70 percent reside, Bavaria, where 10 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 47 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 Gaeckel
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