Kirkels Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kirkels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4031:41,9047,101
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Kirkels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkels occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kirkels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 617,057th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The surname Kirkels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kirkels are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kirkels is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 41,904. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 62 percent are found, North Brabant, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierkels93458/
Krekels86620/
Kirkils864/
Kirkles861/
Cirkles7165/
Circkles671/
Kreckles670/
Circles5740/
Kerklez571/
Kirclch571/
Cercelles501/

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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 Kirkels
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