Okkels Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Okkels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okkels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3001:18,8161,851
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okkels Last Name Facts

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

Okkels occurs most in Denmark. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okkels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okkels is the 754,238th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Okkels live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 18,816. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live and Region Zealand, where 14 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockels83164/
Ekkels83104/
Oekels835/
Gockels771/
Ekels73108/
Oklsh731/
Akels731/
Okles731/
Hukkelås71108/
Eckels672,144/
Eekels67389/
Ackels67318/
Hakels6720/
Okelze678/
Askels675/
Ockles673/
Áskels671/
Akkles671/
Hekels671/
Ekells670/
Akeels670/
Okellz670/
Hukels670/

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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 Okkels
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