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 more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Körkel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Korkel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Korkel are found; 27 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name globally, held by 29 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Barring Iraq this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.
Korkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Korkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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