Prekel Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Prekel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prekel (Russian: Прекель) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prekel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prekel is the 1,159,732nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Prekel live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany Prekel is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Prekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prekel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 691 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prekel last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prekel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning $34,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preckel92830/
Prekiel92217/
Predkel9267/
Pretkel9229/
Preikel9218/
Preekel9217/
Prekkel927/
Praekel923/
Proekel921/
Prekell921/
Prekl9115/
Preiskel8634/
Praeckel8618/
Preskell863/
Perkel83432/
Pirkel83171/
Prakel8374/
Precel8370/
Prokel8361/
Prikel8322/
Preckl8316/
Prökel8310/
Präkel836/
Prykel832/
Prechel77551/
Prykiel77322/
Prickel77265/
Präkelt77253/
Prikkel77227/
Perkell7742/
Prokell7730/
Praakel7729/
Perkiel7729/
Präckel7721/
Pirkiel7721/
Prijkel7716/
Proeckl7710/
Pyrkiel775/
Pröckel773/
Pierkel773/
Prockel772/
Pirkell772/
Precell772/
Pergkel771/
Prokiel771/
Prackel770/
Pirkl732,243/
Perkl7389/
Pyrkl7389/
Prokl7380/
Prikl735/
Prökl731/
Prakl730/
Pierkiel7194/
Preskill7160/
Präckelt7112/
Preklová715/
Priskell711/
Preichel711/
Prickell711/
Precil67489/
Percel67324/
Prockl67232/
Pröckl67219/
Pricel6746/
Prycel6730/
Prickl6725/
Prakil6710/
Prikyl673/
Pyrkyl671/
Pirkil670/
Pircel670/

Prekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prekel in the Russian language
Прекельprekel-

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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 Prekel
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