Schmökel Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmökel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmökel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4661:172,75820,319
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Schmokel (231) are calculated separately.

Schmökel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmökel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Schmokel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmökel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 640,141st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. Schmökel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schmökel are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 172,758. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmokel96231/
Schmöckel94293/
Schmekel88281/
Schmakel88142/
Schmoekel82261/
Schmeckel82135/
Schmockel82132/
Schmackel826/
Shmekel802/
Schmekl800/
Schmoeckel78204/
Schmaeckel781/
Shmoekel750/
Smekel7155/
Smakel711/
Smokel710/
Szmekel6715/
Schmacl671/
Smakeel671/
Szmekiel6313/
Smokil5713/
Smakil572/
Smockl571/

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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 Schmökel
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