Murkel Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Murkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Mürkel (13) are calculated separately.
Murkel (16) may also be a first name.
Murkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murkel (Russian: Муркель) is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Mürkel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murkel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Murkel reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia. Murkel is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
The surname Murkel is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 687,088. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent live. Apart from Finland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 19 percent live.
Murkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Murkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murkel surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mürkel | 94 | 13 | / |
| Murkell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Murkl | 91 | 9 | / |
| Morkel | 83 | 4,193 | / |
| Mirkel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Murcel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Murkll | 83 | 0 | / |
| Murkelova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Morckel | 77 | 140 | / |
| Murcell | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mourcel | 77 | 33 | / |
| Morkiel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mirkell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murceel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Morkell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Murchel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mürkl | 73 | 123 | / |
| Morkl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mirkl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moerckel | 71 | 60 | / |
| Murchell | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirkil | 67 | 47 | / |
| Morkil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moerkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morckl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morkill | 62 | 57 | / |
| Mourcil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morquiel | 57 | 0 | / |
| Murqulova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morcll | 50 | 4 | / |
| Moorcl | 50 | 1 | / |
| Morcöl | 50 | 1 | / |
Murkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murkel in the Russian language | ||
| Муркель | murkel | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Murkel
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