Markel Surname

72,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Markel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6161:64,5407,550
Germany2921:275,70429,076
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Russia1651:873,47370,025
Austria1551:54,9388,627
Belarus1301:73,08511,847
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Liberia61:734,75629,369
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:64,6327,046

The alternate forms: Märkel (142) are calculated separately.

Markel (8,019) may also be a first name.

Markel Last Name Facts

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

Markel (Marathi: माकल, Oriya: ମାରେକଲ, Russian: Маркель) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Märkel. For other potential spellings of Markel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,201st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,066,834 people. The last name Markel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Markel reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 70,980th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 8,019 people.

The surname Markel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,616 people, or 1 in 64,540. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Markel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Markel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Markel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Catholic (89%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Markel last name are 21.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Markel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Märkel94142/
Markell922,017/
Markiel92949/
Marckel92243/
Maerkel9256/
Markael923/
Markuel922/
Markeel921/
Markkel920/
Markl913,405/
Maerckel862/
Markcell862/
Marckiel861/
Markquel861/
Markelll861/
Markeell860/
Marcel8358,175/
Merkel8335,967/
Morkel834,193/
Maerkl83128/
Markil8355/
Markhl831/
Mörkel831/
Marckl830/
Markll830/
Markelova8018,991/
Markelová8020/
Marckcell801/
Markelowa801/
Marchel772,957/
Marcell771,964/
Merckel77984/
Morckel77140/
Merkell77133/
Merkiel7770/
Marquel7757/
Markill777/
Markiol774/
Marckil772/
Morkiel772/
Merkael772/
Marceel771/
Marcehl771/
Meerkel771/
Markieł771/
Marqell771/
Morkell770/
Merkeel770/
Markellova759/
Markeelova751/
Merkl735,306/
Märkl732,223/
Mörkl7359/
Marcl732/
Morkl732/
Marchell71237/
Marklová71121/
Moerckel7160/
Marquell7151/
Marcheel7139/
Merckell716/
Mahrcell715/
Marquiel711/
Marcil676,797/
Morcel67464/
Markilova6759/
Merckl679/
Merkyl678/
Markylova676/
Merkil676/
Morkelova673/
Moerkl671/
Morkil671/
Morckl671/

Markel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markel in the Marathi language
माकलmakala-
Markel in the Oriya language
ମାରେକଲmarekala66.67
ମାେକର୍ଲmaekarla33.33
Markel in the Russian language
Маркельmarkel-

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Markel Reference & Research

Markle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Markle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Markel
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