Krekels Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Krekels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krekels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3971:42,5377,203
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Krekels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krekels is most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krekels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krekels is the 523,789th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Krekels reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 42,537. In The Netherlands Krekels is most frequent in: Limburg, where 59 percent are found, North Brabant, where 29 percent are found and North Holland, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Krekels Last Name Statistics demography

Krekels earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriekels9382/
Kreukels9358/
Kreekels9311/
Kirkels86499/
Kierkels80458/
Kreckles800/
Kirkils714/
Krikyls711/
Krichels6730/
Crackels673/
Kirkles571/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krekels
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