Meckel Surname
Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname
Meckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,079 | 1:38,723 | 5,130 |
| United States | 735 | 1:493,141 | 41,580 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 1:13,822 | 2,948 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 196 | 1:256,218 | 21,129 |
Meckel (22) may also be a first name.
Meckel Demographics
Average Meckel Salary in
United States
$46,699 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meckel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meckel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meckel is found most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meckel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 146,698th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,412,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Meckel live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,079 people, or 1 in 38,723. In Germany Meckel is mostly found in: Hesse, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.
Meckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meckel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meckel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meckel surname are 41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.23% registered to vote for the political party.
Meckel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,699 USD per year.
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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 Meckel
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