Kärgel Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kärgel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kärgel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4051:198,77922,866
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kargel (732) are calculated separately.

Kärgel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kärgel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Kargel. For other potential spellings of Kärgel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kärgel? popularity and diffusion

Kärgel is the 704,927th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kärgel live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kärgel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 198,779. In Germany Kärgel is most common in: Brandenburg, where 39 percent live, Berlin, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kargel94732/
Kärgell9220/
Kärgl9113/
Kregel831,730/
Korgel83414/
Kergel83150/
Kırgel8321/
Körgel831/
Kregiel7796/
Kaergel7783/
Kargiel7768/
Korgiel7762/
Khargel7752/
Kergiel773/
Kargell772/
Kerghel772/
Kerguel771/
Koergel770/
Kargl733,502/
Kergl73131/
Kregl7365/
Kirgil672,118/
Kargil6788/
Kargül6778/
Kırgül6756/
Corgel6749/
Cargel6747/
Kırgöl6734/
Kergil6733/
Cergel6722/
Korgil6718/
Korgül6716/
Kregil672/

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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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  • 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 Kärgel
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