Körkel Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Körkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 111 | 1:725,274 | 54,868 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Korkel (15) are calculated separately.
Körkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Körkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Körkel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Korkel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Körkel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,272,314th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Körkel reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Körkel is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 725,274. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 1 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 33 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korkel | 94 | 15 | / |
| Kerkel | 83 | 97 | / |
| Karkel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Koerkel | 77 | 73 | / |
| Kerckel | 77 | 16 | / |
| Keerkel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karkiel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karkeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keurkel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerkkel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Korkell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kaerkel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karkl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Koerckel | 71 | 84 | / |
| Koerkell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerkil | 67 | 14 | / |
| Karkil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corkel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korkil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corkell | 62 | 182 | / |
| Karquel | 62 | 33 | / |
| Karkleh | 62 | 2 | / |
| Karqiel | 62 | 1 | / |
| Corckell | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kharkyll | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kercl | 55 | 17 | / |
| Korcl | 55 | 1 | / |
| Corkl | 55 | 1 | / |
| Corkil | 50 | 2 | / |
| Carkil | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Körkel
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