Schmekal Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schmekal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmekal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Schmekal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schmekal is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schmekal.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmekal? popularity and diffusion

Schmekal is the 3,957,383rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Schmekal is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Schmekal are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schmekal is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 95 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

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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
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