Hiskel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Hiskel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiskel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hiskel (36) may also be a first name.

Hiskel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiskel (Hindi: हिस्केल) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiskel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiskel is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Hiskel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Hiskel live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Other than Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Hiskel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hiskel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heiskel9288/
Hiskiel9267/
Hiskell9212/
Hiskeel921/
Hieskel920/
Iskel9124/
Heiskell86872/
Heiskeel866/
Hieskell864/
Haiskeld860/
Hischkel860/
Heskel8388/
Iskeel8350/
Hizkel8350/
Hiskil8316/
Iskiel8313/
Iskael831/
Itskel831/
Yiskel830/
Iskell830/
Huskel830/
Heischkel8033/
Heskiel77176/
Heuskel7776/
Heszkel7772/
Hyskell7761/
Heskell7746/
Hizkiel7717/
Hizkeel778/
Høyskel778/
Hizkael771/
Hischel771/
Heskelt771/
Kheskel771/
Huskell771/
Aiskell770/
Cheskel770/
Hushkel770/
Hiskill770/
Eskel73106/
Iskil7350/
Iskül7342/
Uskel737/
Izkel731/
Heskl731/
Heiskill7185/
Hieskill7142/
Heischel7113/
Heushkel713/
Jieskiel713/
Chiscuel712/
Gaiskell710/
Heuschkel671,787/
Işıkel67226/
Eskell6787/
Eskiel6751/
Hezkel6719/
Yoskel6717/
Isküll6712/
Hizkil678/
Huskil676/
Isqeel674/
Isqiel674/
Isquel673/
Eshkel672/
Hizqel672/
Isscel671/
Heusckkel671/
Iskill670/
Geskel670/

Hiskel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hiskel in the Hindi language
हिस्केलhiskela-

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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 Hiskel
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