Meckler Surname

154,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Meckler Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Yiddish for “broker” or “middleman” (German Makler).

Meckler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9571:378,74533,475
Guatemala8021:20,0531,584
Israel3971:21,5563,201
Germany3921:205,37123,433
France1691:393,03457,995
Canada381:969,62173,252
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Meckler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Yiddish for “broker” or “middleman” (German Makler).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Meckler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meckler is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meckler? popularity and diffusion

Meckler is the 154,288th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,560,628 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Meckler live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 957 people, or 1 in 378,745. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 15 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Ohio, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 28 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Meckler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meckler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meckler last name rose 1,387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meckler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meckler are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meckler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.15% more than the national average, earning $59,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeckler9331/
Maeckler9322/
Mecklear931/
Meuckler931/
Meickler930/
Mekler921,051/
Mecler92144/
Mockler862,592/
Mickler862,081/
MacKler86906/
Mäckler86139/
Meicler86123/
Meekler8633/
Meykler8624/
Metkler8613/
Maekler8612/
Meikler8612/
Meclher868/
Meskler867/
Mekhler861/
Miekler861/
Meclere861/
Mejkler861/
Metcler861/
Moekler860/
Mecklehirt820/
MacKleer8039/
Mayckler801/
Mocklerr801/
Methcler801/
Mocklear800/
MacKleir800/
Metcleer800/
Mikler77964/
Makler77469/
Mokler77365/
Mäkler7751/
Meklir7744/
Mykler7717/
Micler777/
MacKeller7598/
Meklerová754/
Meckelrth751/
Maikler7166/
Macleur7125/
Maclier7124/
Makhler716/
MacLeer716/
Micklerová716/
Mitcler713/
Moklear712/
Meclair712/
Mocller711/
Mikhler711/
Majcler711/
Maykler711/
Macklir711/
Mikller710/
Mockelr710/
Miscler710/
Mocleir710/
Muikler710/
Moclier710/
MacClear673/
Makeller672/
Mishcler672/
Makiller671/
Mocklair670/

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