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

Nekel (Hindi: नेकेल, Russian: Некель) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Nekel are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name Nekel is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 1,646,726. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 48 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 20 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent are found. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. 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
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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 Nekel
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