Moerchel Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Moerchel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moerchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Moerchel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moerchel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Moerchel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moerchel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Moerchel live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Moerchel is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany Moerchel exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerschel94297/
Merchel931,835/
Morchel93124/
Moerschell89155/
Moerscheld891/
Moerckel8860/
Moershel8821/
Merchell8811/
Morchell884/
Moerscel881/
Maerschel8218/
Moershell823/
Marchel802,957/
Mörchel80120/
Mourcel8033/
Moergel809/
Merchil801/
Moersel801/
Murchel800/
Marchell75237/
Marchiel75132/
Marcheel7539/
Merchill7513/
Marcheal754/
Meerkhel753/
Maerckel752/
Murchell752/
Marcheil751/
Merchail751/
Moerkl711/
Marchiell710/
Maerkel6756/
Marchil6711/
Murhell678/
Mourcil671/
Maerseld631/
Marchill630/
Murgel57215/
Maerkl57128/
Märgel5710/
Murjel572/
Murhill5314/
Murrhil530/

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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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  • 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 Moerchel
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