Pähkel Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pähkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pähkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Pahkel (2) are calculated separately.

Pähkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pähkel occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pahkel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pähkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pähkel is the 2,034,059th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pähkel live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Pähkel is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 16,319. Apart from Estonia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahkel942/
Päkel9116/
Phokel835/
Phackel773/
Phakael771/
Pahkiel771/
Phakiel771/
Pekel735,266/
Pakel731,295/
Pikel73596/
Pokel73152/
Pykel7340/
Päckl7322/
Pökel7310/
Pehkl731/
Phickell710/
Pickel677,547/
Pichel672,595/
Peckel67219/
Peekel67205/
Packel67165/
Pechel67165/
Pikiel67164/
Pakael67157/
Paykel67115/
Pikkel6777/
Pockel6772/
Piekel6769/
Piskel6766/
Pykiel6738/
Pychel6735/
Pekkel6731/
Pakeel6730/
Pöckel6726/
Pikell6725/
Poekel6717/
Petkel6716/
Peikel6712/
Pykhel678/
Pakkel677/
Pekiel676/
Paikel676/
Pykkel675/
Pejkel674/
Pakiel673/
Peskel672/
Paekel671/
Piokel671/
Pikael671/
Pakoel671/
Pechkl671/
Peukel671/
Pokiel671/
Pöchel671/
Phaekl671/
Pokael671/
Pokkel671/
Peakel670/

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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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  • 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 Pähkel
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