Jegels Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jegels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2801:42,3265,410
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jegels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jegels occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 289,639th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,508,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jegels live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,280 people, or 1 in 42,326. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Western Cape, where 23 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Jegels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jegels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jegels last name grew 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jegels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jegels last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jegels earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning R 265,572 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeggels92234/
Egels91237/
Eggels83279/
Segels83274/
Zegels83136/
Hegels8352/
Hengels77148/
Siegels77104/
Seigels7728/
Segeels7721/
Ziegels778/
Jiggels776/
Hiegels771/
Seegels771/
Geggels771/
Segells771/
Jengles770/
Egles73302/
Egils736/
Eglss732/
Cegls731/
Segelles719/
Heingels710/
Egless67696/
Gezels67279/
Gesels6780/
Echels6767/
Eggles6760/
Hexels6747/
Yegles6741/
Hesels6739/
Cegles6735/
Zegles6727/
Gizels6712/
Gejlsø676/
Hegles676/
Segils672/
Gigels672/
Jengilles671/
Sigels671/
Sesels671/
Zezels671/
Gegles670/
Jecles670/
Jetchells670/

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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 Jegels
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