Korkel Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Korkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Körkel (180) are calculated separately.
Korkel (29) may also be a first name.
Korkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Korkel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻛﻞ) is found most in Iraq. It can also appear as: Körkel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korkel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Korkel is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Korkel live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in Levant. Korkel is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
Korkel is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Excluding Iraq it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.
Korkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Korkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korkel last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Körkel | 94 | 180 | / |
| Koerkel | 92 | 73 | / |
| Korkell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Koerckel | 86 | 84 | / |
| Koerkell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korcel | 83 | 101 | / |
| Kerkel | 83 | 97 | / |
| Kurkel | 83 | 13 | / |
| Corkel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karkel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Korkil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Corkell | 77 | 182 | / |
| Kerckel | 77 | 16 | / |
| Keerkel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khurkel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katrkel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurkiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karkiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karkeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keurkel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaerkel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kerkkel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karkl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Korcl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Corkl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurkl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurckiel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corckell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corcel | 67 | 70 | / |
| Karkelova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Karcel | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kerkil | 67 | 14 | / |
| Korcil | 67 | 6 | / |
| Curkel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Corkil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karkil | 67 | 2 | / |
Korkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korkel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻛﻞ | kwrkl | - |
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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 Korkel
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