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

The surname Okkels occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okkels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okkels is the 754,238th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Okkels occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Okkels reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Okkels is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 18,816. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 14 percent are found. Not including Denmark Okkels occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okkels
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