Nekels Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Nekels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nekels Last Name Facts

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

Nekels is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nekels.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekels? popularity and diffusion

Nekels is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Nekels are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Israel, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel it is mostly found in: Northern District, where 50 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 50 percent live. Apart from Israel this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neckels92129/
Nekelse923/
Niekels920/
Nekls911/
Nieckels8620/
Neckells860/
Nikels8389/
Nekles8331/
Nokels8310/
Nickels779,585/
Neckles77828/
Nikkels77733/
Nockels77600/
Nechels7722/
Neekles771/
Nikells771/
Niekles771/
Nakls733/
Nokls730/
Nickells71485/
Nickelsz7117/
Naikeles711/
Neckless711/
Nockells711/
Nickiels711/
Nickaels710/
Niekless710/
Neckkles710/
Neklesova67328/
Necles676/
Nickls673/
Nikils673/
Nicels670/

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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 Nekels
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