Pekel Surname

90,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Pekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,2441:18,3372,199
Netherlands3741:45,1537,674
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pekel (34) may also be a first name.

Pekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekel (Russian: Пекель) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pekel.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekel is the 90,932nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,383,886 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Pekel reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Pekel is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 34 people.

The last name Pekel is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,244 people, or 1 in 18,337. In Turkey Pekel is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Aydin Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Pekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pekel has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pekel last name expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pekel are 37.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pekel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.06% more than the national average, earning $66,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peckel91219/
Peekel91205/
Piekel9169/
Pekkel9131/
Poekel9117/
Petkel9116/
Peikel9112/
Pekiel916/
Pejkel914/
Peskel912/
Paekel911/
Peukel911/
Peakel910/
Pekl8910/
Poeckel8323/
Piekiel8319/
Peckiel8319/
Peykhel8313/
Paeckel8312/
Peikhel839/
Peckesl831/
Peskell830/
Peekell830/
Peickel830/
Pakel801,295/
Pikel80596/
Pecel80246/
Pokel80152/
Peckl80146/
Pykel8040/
Päkel8016/
Pökel8010/
Peikl804/
Piekl801/
Pehkl801/
Pieckiel7721/
Pickel737,547/
Pechel73165/
Packel73165/
Pikiel73164/
Pakael73157/
Paykel73115/
Pähkel7385/
Pikkel7377/
Pockel7372/
Piskel7366/
Pykiel7338/
Pakeel7330/
Pöckel7326/
Pikell7325/
Pekgil7320/
Pejcel7313/
Pekyol7313/
Pykhel738/
Pakkel737/
Poeckl736/
Paikel736/
Phokel735/
Pykkel735/
Pecell733/
Pakiel733/
Pahkel732/
Pequel731/
Piokel731/
Pikael731/
Pakoel731/
Pokiel731/
Phaekl731/
Pokael731/
Pokkel731/
Pechkl731/
Peckelová714/
Pickell672,509/
Pikl67783/
Peichel67314/
Pecl67314/
Peklová6772/
Pockell6755/
Peklova6755/
Packeel6726/
Pechell6720/
Pikiell6720/
Pökl6711/
Paikhel678/
Pakl675/
Packell674/
Phackel673/
Pesquel673/
Pickelt672/
Packiel672/
Peachel672/
Pokl671/
Pitkell671/
Phakiel671/
Pahkiel671/
Piequel671/
Phakael671/
Peckill670/
Peickil670/
Pickesl670/
Phechel670/

Pekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pekel in the Russian language
Пекельpekel-

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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 Pekel
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