Mäkel Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mäkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mäkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Makel (5,049) are calculated separately.

Mäkel Last Name Facts

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

Mäkel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Makel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mäkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Mäkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mäkel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 759,485. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 34 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 21 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany Mäkel exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makel935,049/
Mäckel91249/
Mikel8012,280/
Mekel801,247/
Mykel80197/
Mokel80146/
Mäckl8055/
Mikael737,667/
Möckel737,500/
Mickel734,447/
Mikell733,469/
Meckel733,021/
Mackel731,444/
Maikel731,259/
Mockel73564/
Meekel73548/
Mekeel73473/
Mikiel73442/
Mykhel73416/
Makell73362/
Mekael73282/
Mäckle73244/
Mikkel73237/
Makiel73210/
Moikel73194/
Maykel73174/
Meikel73134/
Mihkel7382/
Meukel7348/
Mächel7341/
Mekkel7331/
Makuel7325/
Maekel7323/
Májkel7317/
Mekell7315/
Magkel7315/
Mykiel739/
Mykell738/
Meakel737/
Makkel737/
Mehkel736/
Makael735/
Makeel735/
Mikeel735/
Mekiel735/
Miekel734/
Mykeel734/
Mykele734/
Moekel734/
Maakel733/
Majkel733/
Meykel733/
Mahkel733/
Mokael733/
Miokel732/
Mhakel731/
Mohkel731/
Makoel731/
Maïkel731/
Mikehl731/
Muikel731/
Mykkel731/
Myokel731/
Mikcel731/
Mokiel731/
Mokkel731/
Myskel731/
Mickael674,790/
Moeckel671,324/
Mikl671,279/
MacKell67801/
Meskell67487/
Mickell67311/
Maickel67264/
Makl67200/
Mecl67145/
Mackiel67115/
Maeckel6779/
Mickiel6768/
Maikell6748/
Maikhel6740/
Muikele6721/
Mikkael6714/
Myshkel6710/
Maykhel679/
Makkiel679/
Mackael678/
Meškelė678/
Mähküll678/
Mekl677/
Maikele677/
Mikaell676/
Meckael676/
Maikkel675/
Makkeel674/
Meickel673/
Mekeell673/
Maykell673/
Mokl673/
Meckell672/
Mihkael672/
Mijkhel672/
Maikiel672/
Mechkel672/
Mockell671/
Mayhkel671/
MacKeel671/
Maaikel671/
Meahkel671/
Meckiel671/
Meekhel671/
Mikesll671/
Mikkell671/
Mikquel671/
Miokell671/
Miekell671/
Mekkeel671/
Mickeel671/
Maikael671/
Meakele671/
Maëckel671/
Meekeel671/
Migkael671/
Miekael671/
Moikele671/
Miszkel671/
Meikele671/
Mäklová671/
Hmikael671/
Mekkell671/
Meekelh671/
Maidkel671/
Myckele671/
Myckell671/
Meikael671/
Maykiel671/
Meql671/
Mesckel671/
Makiell671/
Mackuel671/
Mitkell670/
Meakell670/
Metkeld670/

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