Prekl Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Prekl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prekl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Prekl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prekl has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prekl.

How Common Is The Last Name Prekl? popularity and diffusion

Prekl is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Prekl live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Prekl is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,181,497. In Czechia Prekl is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 56 percent live, Vysočina Region, where 33 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Czechia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 13 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.

Prekl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prekl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prekl last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prekel91206/
Preckl9116/
Preckel83830/
Prekiel83217/
Predkel8367/
Pretkel8329/
Preikel8318/
Preekel8317/
Proeckl8310/
Prekkel837/
Praekel833/
Prekell831/
Proekel831/
Pirkl802,243/
Pyrkl8089/
Perkl8089/
Prokl8080/
Prikl805/
Prökl801/
Prakl800/
Preskill7760/
Preiskel7734/
Praeckel7718/
Preklová775/
Preskell773/
Precil73489/
Perkel73432/
Percel73324/
Prockl73232/
Pröckl73219/
Pirkel73171/
Prakel7374/
Precel7370/
Prokel7361/
Pricel7346/
Prycel7330/
Prickl7325/
Prikel7322/
Prökel7310/
Prakil7310/
Präkel736/
Prikyl733/
Prykel732/
Pyrkyl731/
Pirkil730/
Pircel730/
Percell671,499/
Prechel67551/
Prykiel67322/
Prickel67265/
Präkelt67253/
Perchel67230/
Prikkel67227/
Perkell6742/
Prokell6730/
Perkiel6729/
Praakel6729/
Präckel6721/
Pröchel6721/
Pirkiel6721/
Prijkel6716/
Perquel6710/
Pyrkiel675/
Pirchel674/
Pierkel673/
Pröckel673/
Priquel672/
Prockel672/
Pirkell672/
Prickyl672/
Precell672/
Proquel671/
Pyrcell671/
Pricell671/
Prichel671/
Praycel671/
Prakill671/
Perkill671/
Pergkel671/
Prokiel671/
Prackel670/
Pearcel670/

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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 Prekl
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