Kinkel Surname

158,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kinkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4351:56,1017,259
United States9371:386,82934,050
Netherlands2061:81,97713,715
Poland481:791,84963,527
Austria261:327,51736,002
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France111:6,038,429280,838
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Kinkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinkel (Arabic: كينكل, Russian: Кинкель) occurs most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kinkel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 158,854th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,651,945 people. The last name Kinkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Kinkel reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kinkel is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,435 people, or 1 in 56,101. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Kinkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kinkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kinkel last name grew 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kinkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kinkel surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Kinkel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuinkel9264/
Kinckel928/
Kinkiel925/
Kingkel921/
Kinnkel920/
Kinkeel920/
Kienkel920/
Kinkell920/
Kinkl919/
Kienkiel861/
Kenkel832,020/
Künkel831,087/
Kincel83620/
Cinkel8345/
Kinkil832/
Kynkel831/
Kimkel830/
Knkl801/
Kuenkel7779/
Kincell7777/
Kenkell771/
Kenckel771/
Kinquel771/
Kimkell770/
Keenkel770/
Kincl73820/
Cinkl73104/
Kenkl732/
Kinchell712/
Cenkel6773/
Kincil6712/
Cönkel677/
Cincel673/
Cinkil673/
Qunkel671/
Kenkül671/
Kinceł671/
Künkelová671/
Künkül671/
Chinkl671/
Kemkel670/

Kinkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinkel in the Russian language
Кинкельkinkel-
Kinkel in the Arabic language
كينكلkynkl-
كنكلknkl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinkel
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