Nückel Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nückel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nückel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6561:122,72215,003
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Nuckel (95) are calculated separately.

Nückel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nückel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nuckel. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nückel.

How Common Is The Last Name Nückel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nückel is the 499,041st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname Nückel is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nückel are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 122,722. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Hesse, where 5 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany Nückel occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuckel9495/
Nickel8349,109/
Nockel8345/
Nickell778,694/
Nickiel7783/
Noeckel7752/
Nuckelt7735/
Nueckel7721/
Neuckel7713/
Nieckel7710/
Nuckell7710/
Nickl733,579/
Nikel733,578/
Nokel73138/
Nucel732/
Nukel731/
Nieckiel711/
Nicckell711/
Nickkell711/
Nikiel674,587/
Nikkel672,767/
Niekel67149/
Nokiel6781/
Neukel6748/
Nikell6745/
Nokell6716/
Noukel6712/
Nikael678/
Noekel677/
Nhikel672/
Nukiel672/
Nikeel672/
Nukell671/
Nucell671/
Nickil671/
Nickll671/
Nicael671/
Nokeel671/
Nuccel671/
D'Nickell671/
Nukael671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nückel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis