Renkel Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Renkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Renkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4341:185,49621,617
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Poland1421:267,66733,058
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
England161:3,482,379114,324
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Renkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Renkel (Russian: Ренкель) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Renkel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 390,407th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name Renkel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Renkel reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 185,496. In Germany Renkel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Hesse, where 24 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Poland, where 16 percent are found.

Renkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Renkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Renkel surname increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Renkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Renkel surname are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Renkel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.98% more than the national average, earning 484,436 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Renkiel92103/
Renckel9238/
Ruenkel921/
Renkl91200/
Rienckel860/
Rinkel831,498/
Ränkel8363/
Rynkel8311/
Rønkel837/
Rencel837/
Remkel831/
Rinckel77371/
Renquel774/
Rynkiel773/
Ringkel771/
Renchel771/
Rinkelt770/
Rinkl73156/
Ränkl737/
Renklová711/
Rincel6783/
Rinkil671/
Rinquel623/
Rinchel622/
Hrngkhl621/
Rncl601/
Hrynchel571/

Renkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Renkel in the Russian language
Ренкельrenkel-

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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 Renkel
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