Rankel Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Rankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Brazil2781:770,05228,007
Germany2001:402,52737,103
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Austria151:567,69652,281
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Rankel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rankel (Oriya: ରାେ, Russian: Ранкел) is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 389,400th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Rankel live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 1,294,496. In The United States Rankel is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 22 percent reside.

Rankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rankel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rankel last name increased 1,037 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rankel last name are 2.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rankel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $50,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrankel92147/
Rankell9252/
Ranckel9216/
Rankelė923/
Rangkel921/
Rankl911,987/
Rancel83895/
Ronkel8343/
Ranqel834/
Rankil833/
Hrankl831/
Ranchel77127/
Ranquel7719/
Rhancel772/
Ronckel771/
Rancell771/
Reinkel770/
Ránkl7310/
Ranklová7111/
Ranchell713/
Rancklet710/
Roncel67180/
Rosenkeld671/
Reinhekel670/
Reinheckel6344/
Ronchel6286/
Ranchil6221/
Ronquel621/
Ranquil621/
Rancill621/
Rohschenkel5912/
Ronchell574/
Roncl551/
Rosenkild5337/
Rhongkled531/
Roncil5010/
Reincl501/

Rankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rankel in the Oriya language
ରାେrae-
Rankel in the Russian language
Ранкелrankel-

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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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  • 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 Rankel
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