Nekel Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Australia321:843,61652,533
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nekel (48) may also be a first name.

Nekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekel (Hindi: नेकेल, Russian: Некель) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 833,931st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Nekel reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 1,646,726. In Brazil Nekel is most numerous in: Paraná, where 48 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 20 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Nekel occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Nekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nekel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nekel last name contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nekel Last Name Statistics demography

Nekel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neckel913,224/
Niekel91149/
Naekel9155/
Neukel9148/
Neekel917/
Noekel917/
Nekkel916/
Nekeel912/
Nekoel911/
Nekiel911/
Neikel911/
Nekl89192/
Noeckel8352/
Naeckel8341/
Niekiel8332/
Neuckel8313/
Neikell8310/
Nieckel8310/
Neykell831/
Neykiel831/
Neckell831/
Niekell831/
Gneskel831/
Neitkel831/
Neckiel831/
Nikel803,578/
Necel80806/
Nakel80451/
Nykel80259/
Nokel80138/
Nekil80124/
Nökel8069/
Näkel8027/
Neckl8025/
Neikl8012/
Nieckiel771/
Nickel7349,109/
Nykiel735,283/
Nikiel734,587/
Nikkel732,767/
Naikel73621/
Nakoel73405/
Nöckel73392/
Nakeel73342/
Näckel73314/
Nechel7384/
Nokiel7381/
Nackel7346/
Nikell7345/
Nockel7345/
Nequel7339/
Nakell7336/
Nyckel7334/
Nykkel7326/
Nokell7316/
Nekill739/
Nikael738/
Niokel737/
Nakiel732/
Nikeel732/
Nhikel732/
Naqeel732/
Neickl731/
Nyokel731/
Nekisl731/
Neekil731/
Nykell731/
Najkel731/
Nakkel731/
Nokeel731/
Neskil731/
Nidkel731/
Neicel730/
Nickell678,694/
Nikl671,533/
Nykl67574/
Neichel67302/
Naikele67125/
Neiquel67122/
Nickiel6783/
Neklová6759/
Nickelt6742/
Nikkell678/
Nikeeld677/
Nakkell677/
Neklova673/
Nidkell673/
Naykhel673/
Nakl672/
Naykele671/
Nhkl671/
Nechell671/
Neckill671/
Nikaell671/
Nichkel671/
Necl671/
Naykell671/
Nokl671/
Niskell670/
Noickel670/

Nekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekel in the Hindi language
नेकेलnekela-
Nekel in the Russian language
Некельnekel-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nekel
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