Näckel Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Näckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Näckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3091:260,53527,919
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Nackel (46) are calculated separately.

Näckel Last Name Facts

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

Näckel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nackel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Näckel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Näckel is the 864,701st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Näckel live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 260,535. In Germany Näckel is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Saarland, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nackel9446/
Näkel9127/
Nickel8349,109/
Neckel833,224/
Nöckel83392/
Nockel8345/
Nyckel8334/
Nickell778,694/
Nickiel7783/
Noeckel7752/
Nickelt7742/
Naeckel7741/
Neuckel7713/
Nieckel7710/
Neckiel771/
Nichkel771/
Neckell771/
Noickel770/
Nickl733,579/
Nikel733,578/
Necel73806/
Nakel73451/
Nekel73331/
Nykel73259/
Nokel73138/
Nöckl7371/
Nökel7369/
Nicel7352/
Neckl7325/
Nycel7313/
Nöcel736/
Nieckiel711/
Nicckell711/
Nickkell711/
Nykiel675,283/
Nikiel674,587/
Nikkel672,767/
Naikel67621/
Nichel67416/
Nakoel67405/
Nakeel67342/
Nicell67301/
Niekel67149/
Nöchel67104/
Nechel6784/
Nokiel6781/
Naekel6755/
Neukel6748/
Nikell6745/
Nakell6736/
Nykkel6726/
Nickelová6725/
Najcel6718/
Nokell6716/
Nikael678/
Niokel677/
Neekel677/
Noekel677/
Nekkel676/
Nickelova674/
Nakiel672/
Nikeel672/
Nhikel672/
Nekeel672/
D'Nickell671/
Najkel671/
Nykell671/
Neikel671/
Nickil671/
Nickll671/
Nidkel671/
Nicael671/
Nokeel671/
Nakkel671/
Nekiel671/
Nekoel671/
Neickl671/
Nyokel671/
Neicel670/

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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 Näckel
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