Mekel Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4521:292,58726,121
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
Israel891:96,15311,162
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
France731:909,900105,096
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
India121:63,922,115578,870
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Mekel (1,019) may also be a first name.

Mekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekel (Marathi: मॅकेल, Russian: Мекель) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 303,968th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. The last name Mekel occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Mekel are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 251,554th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 1,019 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 452 people, or 1 in 292,587. In Indonesia Mekel is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 77 percent reside, Maluku, where 14 percent reside and West Java, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Mekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mekel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mekel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mekel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mekel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.77% less than the national average, earning R 162,132 per year and in United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meckel913,021/
Meekel91548/
Mekeel91473/
Mekael91282/
Meikel91134/
Meukel9148/
Mekkel9131/
Maekel9123/
Mekell9115/
Meakel917/
Mehkel916/
Mekiel915/
Miekel914/
Moekel914/
Meykel913/
Mekl897/
Moeckel831,324/
Meskell83487/
Maeckel8379/
Meškelė838/
Meckael836/
Meickel833/
Mekeell833/
Meckell832/
Mechkel832/
Meahkel831/
Meckiel831/
Meekhel831/
Miekell831/
Mekkeel831/
Meakele831/
Meekeel831/
Miekael831/
Meikele831/
Mekkell831/
Meekelh831/
Meikael831/
Mesckel831/
Meakell830/
Metkeld830/
Mikel8012,280/
Makel805,049/
Meckl80531/
Mekil80202/
Mykel80197/
Meikl80174/
Mokel80146/
Mäkel80127/
Maekl80100/
Mecel8019/
Mekld804/
Meekl802/
Meukl801/
Mehkl801/
Moeckell777/
Mekelová772/
Meikchel771/
Mekelova771/
Messkell770/
Mikael737,667/
Möckel737,500/
Mickel734,447/
Mikell733,469/
Mackel731,444/
Maikel731,259/
Mockel73564/
Mikiel73442/
Mykhel73416/
Mechel73415/
Mekled73387/
Makell73362/
Mäckel73249/
Mikkel73237/
Makiel73210/
Moikel73194/
Maykel73174/
Mihkel7382/
Moeckl7380/
Makuel7325/
Meicel7319/
Májkel7317/
Mekleš7317/
Magkel7315/
Mykiel739/
Mykell738/
Makkel737/
Meickl737/
Maqeel737/
Mequel736/
Makael735/
Makeel735/
Mikeel735/
Mykeel734/
Mykele734/
Maakel733/
Majkel733/
Mahkel733/
Mokael733/
Miokel732/
Mecael732/
Meakil731/
Medkil731/
Meeckl731/
Miekil731/
Meskll731/
Mhakel731/
Mohkel731/
Mekkil731/
Makoel731/
Maïkel731/
Mikehl731/
Muikel731/
Mykkel731/
Myokel731/
Mikcel731/
Mokiel731/
Mokkel731/
Myskel731/
Meckil730/
Meckelová713/
Mickael674,790/
Micheel672,004/
Mikl671,279/
MacKell67801/
Mickell67311/
Meichel67280/
Maickel67264/
Mechell67217/
Makl67200/
Mecl67145/
Mackiel67115/
Mickiel6768/
Maikell6748/
Maikhel6740/
Muikele6721/
Meachel6718/
Mikkael6714/
Myshkel6710/
Maykhel679/
Makkiel679/
Mackael678/
Maikele677/
Mikaell676/
Maikkel675/
Makkeel674/
Meacell673/
Maykell673/
Mokl673/
Mihkael672/
Mijkhel672/
Meckled672/
Maikiel672/
Mockell671/
Mayhkel671/
MacKeel671/
Maaikel671/
Meckild671/
Mikesll671/
Mikkell671/
Mikquel671/
Miokell671/
Meychel671/
Mickeel671/
Meakleh671/
Maikael671/
Mecquel671/
Maëckel671/
Migkael671/
Moikele671/
Miszkel671/
Meikleh671/
Mequell671/
Mequiel671/
Hmikael671/
Maidkel671/
Myckele671/
Myckell671/
Meekled671/
Medkill671/
Maykiel671/
Meql671/
Makiell671/
Maheekl671/
Mackuel671/
Methkil670/
Micehel670/
Meakill670/
Mitkell670/

Mekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekel in the Marathi language
मॅकेलmekela-
Mekel in the Russian language
Мекельmekel-

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Footnotes

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