Meekels Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meekels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meekels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Meekels Last Name Facts

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

Meekels occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meekels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Meekels occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Meekels are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Meekels is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 181,583. In The Netherlands Meekels is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 57 percent are found, South Holland, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeckels931/
Meckels861/
Meykels860/
Mecheels8020/
Meskelsh801/
Meickels800/
Mikels771,494/
Mykels7720/
Mecels771/
Makels770/
Meykelles751/
Mickels71835/
Mackels71232/
Mechels71224/
Mockels7188/
Maikels7187/
Mihkels7167/
Mikiels7149/
Mikaels7123/
Maykels7112/
Mikkels717/
Mikells716/
Mykhels716/
Miskels713/
Mikcels711/
Maeqels711/
Micheels67419/
Mickells6789/
Mickaels6741/
Meichels6710/
Mikls677/
Mikkelse674/
Mokls674/
Mackiels673/
Mickiels672/
Mechells671/
Meklz671/
Makelles671/
Meachels670/

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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
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  • 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 Meekels
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