Kankel Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1741:462,67540,671
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Greece211:527,60966,013
India81:95,883,173728,828
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kankel (19) may also be a first name.

Kankel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kankel (Marathi: कांकेळ, Oriya: କେ) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 758,524th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name Kankel is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Kankel are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname Kankel is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 462,675. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 76 percent live, Brandenburg, where 10 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Kankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kankel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kankel surname grew 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kankel surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kankel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankiel929/
Khankel923/
Kaunkel921/
Kankl912/
Konkel835,572/
Kancel831,327/
Cankel833/
Kankil831/
Kankelova8012/
Konkiel77312/
Kounkel77149/
Konkell7745/
Konckel7731/
Cankiel776/
Kanquel771/
Kangkil771/
Cankell770/
Keinkel770/
Konkl734/
Kamkl731/
Kąkel731/
Khanchel7112/
Koonkoel711/
Cancel672,544/
Conkel67684/
Kancil67629/
Koncel67176/
Konkil674/
Konkelová672/
Kongkl671/
Cankül671/
Kanclt671/

Kankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankel in the Marathi language
कांकेळkankela-
Kankel in the Oriya language
କେke50
କାେkae50

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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
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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 Kankel
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