Geckel Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Geckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 78 | 1:997,711 | 45,291 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Geckel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geckel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geckel occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Geckel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geckel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geckel is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Geckel reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 997,711. In Turkey Geckel is mostly found in: Hatay Province, where 83 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.
Geckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geckel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geckel last name fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Geckel
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