Iskel Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iskel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iskel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Iskel (81) may also be a first name.

Iskel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iskel is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Iskel occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Iskel reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Iskel is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent given name globally It is held by 81 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 67 percent reside and Morobe, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iskeel9150/
Hiskel9121/
Iskiel9113/
Iskael911/
Itskel911/
Yiskel910/
Iskell910/
Heiskel8388/
Hiskiel8367/
Hiskell8312/
Hiskeel831/
Hieskel830/
Aiskell830/
Eskel80106/
Iskil8050/
Iskül8042/
Uskel807/
Izkel801/
Heiskell77872/
Heiskeel776/
Hieskell774/
Jieskiel773/
Haiskeld770/
Gaiskell770/
Hischkel770/
Işıkel73226/
Heskel7388/
Eskell7387/
Eskiel7351/
Hizkel7350/
Yoskel7317/
Hiskil7316/
Isküll7312/
Isqiel734/
Isqeel734/
Isquel733/
Eshkel732/
Isscel731/
Geskel730/
Huskel730/
Iskill730/
Heischkel7133/
Isquiel67215/
Heskiel67176/
Heuskel6776/
Heszkel6772/
Hyskell6761/
Heskell6746/
Aishkil6719/
Hizkiel6717/
Eshkeel6711/
Høyskel678/
Hizkeel678/
Gisquel673/
Geskell671/
Hischel671/
Huskell671/
Iscl671/
Jskl671/
Ixkl671/
Eizkiel671/
Heskelt671/
Hizkael671/
Eskiell671/
Eischel670/
Hushkel670/
Eiscuel670/
Hiskill670/

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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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  • 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 Iskel
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