Roekel Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Roekel (90) may also be a first name.

Roekel Last Name Facts

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

Roekel occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roekel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Roekel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Roekel live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Roekel is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 90 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 208,484. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 60 percent live, Limburg, where 22 percent live and Utrecht, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands Roekel occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Roekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roekel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roekel Last Name Statistics demography

Roekel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.79% more than the national average, earning $64,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roeckel92701/
Rekel91237/
Rokel9128/
Roeckell8626/
Rockel832,409/
Reckel83579/
Rekiel83460/
Rokkel83113/
Roeckl8396/
Riekel8385/
Rokiel8344/
Rekkel8317/
Reykel833/
Ruekel832/
Rokell832/
Rookel831/
Rokael831/
Reakel830/
Reikel830/
Raekel830/
Rekl8023/
Rokl8022/
Rockell77484/
Rueckel77127/
Reykhel77108/
Rieckel7751/
Reckell7734/
Reickel7733/
Reikhel7720/
Roikhel771/
Rockael771/
Riekell770/
Rookell770/
Reuckel770/
Rakel73651/
Rockl7356/
Rukel7340/
Räkel7340/
Reikl7338/
Reukl7321/
Rekyl739/
Riekl737/
Reckl735/
Rokil735/
Rekhl733/
Rokhl733/
Rehkl731/
Reecl731/
Reeql731/
Rekil731/
Ruekl730/
Reekl730/
Reakl730/
Roquel673,268/
Ruckel67963/
Rückel67853/
Röckel67712/
Rackel67470/
Requel67320/
Rueckl67281/
Rakiel67136/
Ruukel67105/
Roucel6754/
Reuckl6729/
Rakell6721/
Raykel6719/
Rakeel6718/
Rukkel6718/
Rocael6711/
Räckel676/
Raqeel675/
Röhkel675/
Rakael672/
Rokäll672/
Raikel672/
Rakkel672/
Rahkel672/
Rükkel671/
Reicel671/
Raeckl671/
Ruskel671/
Roescl671/
Rieckl671/
Rukiel670/
Rocoel670/
Rekill670/

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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 Roekel
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