Meekel Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4071:41,4927,046
France571:1,165,311123,217
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meekel (11) may also be a first name.

Meekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meekel is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meekel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 574,640th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Meekel reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meekel is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 41,492. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 65 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and Flevoland, where 6 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Meekel is found in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Meekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meekel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meekel surname expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meekel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meekel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.52% more than the national average, earning R 402,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meekhel921/
Meekeel921/
Meekelh921/
Mekel911,247/
Meekl912/
Meckel833,021/
Mekeel83473/
Mekael83282/
Meikel83134/
Meukel8348/
Mekkel8331/
Maekel8323/
Mekell8315/
Meakel837/
Mehkel836/
Mekiel835/
Miekel834/
Moekel834/
Meykel833/
Meeckl831/
Muekel831/
Mekl807/
Moeckel771,324/
Meskell77487/
Maeckel7779/
Mueckel7712/
Meškelė778/
Meckael776/
Meickel773/
Mekeell773/
Meckell772/
Mechkel772/
Meahkel771/
Meckiel771/
Miekell771/
Mekkeel771/
Meakele771/
Miekael771/
Meikele771/
Mekkell771/
Meekled771/
Meikael771/
Mesckel771/
Maheekl771/
Meakell770/
Metkeld770/
Mikel7312,280/
Makel735,049/
Meckl73531/
Mekil73202/
Mykel73197/
Meikl73174/
Mokel73146/
Mäkel73127/
Maekl73100/
Mecel7319/
Mekld734/
Meukl731/
Mehkl731/
Moeckell717/
Mekelová712/
Meikchel711/
Mekelova711/
Messkell710/
Mikael677,667/
Möckel677,500/
Mickel674,447/
Mikell673,469/
Mackel671,444/
Maikel671,259/
Mockel67564/
Mikiel67442/
Mykhel67416/
Mechel67415/
Makell67362/
Mäckel67249/
Mikkel67237/
Makiel67210/
Moikel67194/
Maykel67174/
Mueckl6794/
Mihkel6782/
Moeckl6780/
Moukel6738/
Makuel6725/
Maukel6723/
Meicel6719/
Májkel6717/
Magkel6715/
Mykiel679/
Mykell678/
Makkel677/
Meickl677/
Maqeel677/
Mequel676/
Makael675/
Makeel675/
Mikeel675/
Mykeel674/
Mykele674/
Maakel673/
Majkel673/
Meckelová673/
Mahkel673/
Mokael673/
Miokel672/
Mecael672/
Meakil671/
Medkil671/
Miekil671/
Meskll671/
Mhakel671/
Mohkel671/
Mekkil671/
Makoel671/
Maïkel671/
Meuschkel671/
Mikehl671/
Muikel671/
Mykkel671/
Myokel671/
Mikcel671/
Mokiel671/
Mokkel671/
Myskel671/
Meckil670/
Meucel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meekel
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