Preckel Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Preckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7141:112,75313,880
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Preckel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preckel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Preckel.

How Common Is The Last Name Preckel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,547th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The surname Preckel is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Preckel live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 112,753. In Germany Preckel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Preckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preckel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preckel last name grew 957 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preckel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preckel are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Preckel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praeckel9318/
Prekel92206/
Precel9270/
Preckl9216/
Prechel86551/
Prickel86265/
Prekiel86217/
Predkel8667/
Pretkel8629/
Präckel8621/
Preikel8618/
Preekel8617/
Proeckl8610/
Prekkel867/
Praekel863/
Pröckel863/
Prockel862/
Precell862/
Prekell861/
Proekel861/
Prackel860/
Prekl8315/
Preiskel8034/
Präckelt8012/
Preskell803/
Prickell801/
Preichel801/
Precil77489/
Perkel77432/
Percel77324/
Prockl77232/
Pröckl77219/
Pirkel77171/
Prakel7774/
Prokel7761/
Pricel7746/
Prycel7730/
Prickl7725/
Prikel7722/
Prökel7710/
Präkel776/
Prykel772/
Pircel770/
Percell711,499/
Prykiel71322/
Präkelt71253/
Perchel71230/
Prikkel71227/
Perkell7142/
Prokell7130/
Perkiel7129/
Praakel7129/
Pirkiel7121/
Pröchel7121/
Prijkel7116/
Pyrkiel715/
Pirchel714/
Pierkel713/
Prickyl712/
Pirkell712/
Pergkel711/
Praycel711/
Prichel711/
Pricell711/
Pyrcell711/
Prokiel711/
Pearcel710/
Pirkl672,243/
Pierkiel6794/
Perkl6789/
Pyrkl6789/
Prycl6788/
Prokl6780/
Preskill6760/
Percl6759/
Pricl6720/
Perchell6711/
Prikl675/
Preklová675/
Prichell671/
Priskell671/
Prökl671/
Pruicell671/
Priczkelová671/
Perrcell670/
Procl670/
Pearcell670/
Prakl670/
Pirchell670/

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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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  • 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 Preckel
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