Kerkel Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kerkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
India51:153,413,076951,030
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kerkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﻞ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kerkel reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kerkel is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Kerkel is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 57 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Kerkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerkel last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Kerkel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerkel9273/
Kerckel9216/
Keerkel924/
Keurkel921/
Kerkkel920/
Kaerkel920/
Koerckel8684/
Koerkell861/
Krekel831,415/
Körkel83180/
Kirkel83160/
Kercel83123/
Korkel8315/
Kerkil8314/
Cerkel837/
Kyrkel833/
Karkel832/
Kerkelova8085/
Kreckel77984/
Cerckel7753/
Kirkell7733/
Kercell7723/
Kırıkel7712/
Karkeel771/
Karkiel771/
Kirkiel771/
Krekkel770/
Korkell770/
Kercl7317/
Cerkl7315/
Krekl7312/
Karkl735/
Kirkl732/
Cercel677,733/
Kirkil671,574/
Cirkel67802/
Kreckl6744/
Krekhl675/
Karkil672/
Corkel672/
Kircel671/
Cerkil671/
Korkil671/
Kercil670/

Kerkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻛﻞkrkl-

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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 Kerkel
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