Nerkel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nerkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nerkel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nerkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nerkel (Russian: Неркель) occurs most in Belarus. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerkel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Nerkel reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Nerkel is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 9,501,059. In Belarus Nerkel is most numerous in: Minsk, where 100 percent reside. Barring Belarus Nerkel is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Nerkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nerkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nerkel last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerkell923/
Nerckel921/
Norkel833/
Nercel833/
Narkel832/
Narkiel776/
Narkell773/
Nerchel771/
Norkiel771/
Norkell770/
Narkil6742/
Norkil676/
Narquel622/
Nerquil621/
Narql551/
Nyrcil501/
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Nerkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nerkel in the Russian language
Неркельnerkel-

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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 Nerkel
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