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 also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meckel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,698th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,412,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Meckel are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Meckel is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,079 people, or 1 in 38,723. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found 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 number of people carrying the Meckel surname rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meckel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meckel surname are 41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.23% registered with the 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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