Sekel Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Sékel (2) are calculated separately.

Sekel (111) may also be a first name.

Sekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekel (Hindi: सेकेल, Oriya: େସେକଲ, Russian: Секель) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sékel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 476,893rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sekel are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 111 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States Sekel is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, New Jersey, where 17 percent live and Wisconsin, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Sekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sekel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sekel surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sekel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.25% less than the national average, earning R 58,812 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $40,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.81% less than the national average, earning $36,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sékel932/
Seckel911,495/
Shekel911,106/
Seikel91713/
Siekel91169/
Szekel9159/
Seakel9156/
Sekkel9146/
Sjekel9128/
Seekel9121/
Sekiel9113/
Seykel9111/
Saekel913/
Sekell912/
Sekeel911/
Sekeul911/
Scekel910/
Sekl8924/
Shekell83350/
Seekell83148/
Seickel8379/
Schekel8339/
Sieckel8331/
Shekeel8329/
Szekiel8327/
Sieskel8313/
Saeckel8312/
Seykell837/
Sheckel836/
Sheikel836/
Shoekel836/
Shekiel834/
Sekquel834/
Siekiel832/
Shaekel832/
Secckel832/
Soeckel831/
Sheekel831/
Seckell830/
Seekeel830/
Jekel802,240/
Sakel80847/
Sikel80661/
Sökel80556/
Sokel80411/
Sekil80224/
Çekel80118/
Seckl8072/
Gekel8070/
Zekel8058/
Seklh8018/
Cekel8011/
Síkel8010/
Sykel806/
Shekl804/
Siekl802/
Säkel802/
Sekyl802/
Seakl801/
Secel801/
Seeql801/
Sekhl801/
Scheckel77765/
Schiekel77299/
Schaekel77186/
Sheckell7796/
Sekelová7791/
Zschekel7722/
Seickell7719/
Sekelova7713/
Shekkeel7710/
Sheshkel773/
Scheakel771/
Scheukel771/
Scheikel771/
Schoekel771/
Shaekeel771/
Sheekeel771/
Sieckell771/
Schehkel771/
Sheikhel771/
Shakel731,731/
Jeckel731,594/
Sickel731,184/
Sechel73930/
Gekkel73483/
Sakeel73466/
Sikele73416/
Shokel73398/
Sockel73355/
Sackel73344/
Sekkil73325/
Sokell73247/
Sikkel73223/
Jekkel73216/
Sakell73206/
Szecel73186/
Zeckel73153/
Geckel73104/
Ceykel7397/
Säckel7376/
Sakael7366/
Saakel7364/
Jeekel7361/
Siskel7360/
Sakiel7360/
Secuel7356/
Shikel7351/
Soykel7344/
Zekiel7340/
Sokeel7337/
Zhekel7333/
Zeikel7327/
Saeckl7326/
Saikel7326/
Shekil7324/
Sikuel7324/
Sequel7319/
Jeakel7316/
Sheklh7314/
Szakel7313/
Sikhel7313/
Saqeel739/
Suikel738/
Sheikl738/
Geykel738/
Jekell737/
Seiklh736/
Ziekel736/
Sikell736/
Zeekel736/
Zyskel736/
Zeakel735/
Sahkel735/
Seytkl734/
Sykell734/
Shekyl733/
Siecel732/
Seicel732/
Sceikl732/
Çeykel732/
Söckel732/
Szokel732/
Ceckel731/
Shekkl731/
Seakil731/
Shaekl731/
Syckel731/
Zekelh731/
Jeykel731/
Zekeel731/
Zekuel731/
Soekil731/
Sigkel731/
Seckil731/
Sekiol731/
Sekled731/
Djekel731/
Ceškel731/
Secoel731/
Seaqel731/
Jeikel731/
Seacel730/
Zeskel730/
Siekelová7165/
Schoeckel7131/
Zscheckel7128/
Schieckel7124/
Sjekelová715/
Siekelova714/
Szekelová713/
Scheickel712/
Schaeckel712/
Scheckell711/
Shekelova711/
Shekelowa711/
Sjekelova711/
Scheuckel711/
Schiekell710/
Shakeel67158,568/
Schakel671,208/
Scheikl67709/
Shackel67535/
Schäkel67520/
Szakiel67454/
Sockeel67317/
Chekkel67311/
Jekl67275/
Jeckell67192/
Shaqeel67177/
Zekl67168/
Shickel67139/
Schökel67100/
Szechel6785/
Shakell6783/
Seychel6776/
Shakiel6762/
Sikl6757/
Sackiel6754/
Sokl6752/
Szokiel6749/
Sockell6748/
Sakl6748/
Secheel6746/
Secl6735/
Sheiklh6723/
Cekl6722/
Sikhele6721/
Gieckel6714/
Schikel6714/
Seklová6713/
Sequiel6713/
Shikell6711/
Sakkeel6711/
Seeqele6711/
Sechell6710/
Sickell679/
Shokiel679/
Cheikel678/
Jeszkel678/
Schiekl675/
Shahkel675/
Sheaklh674/
Shokeel674/
Zeekiel674/
Gekl674/
Saakeel674/
Shykhel674/
Jeackel673/
Shikeel673/
Shakkel673/
Seichel673/
Shieklh672/
Secquel672/
Geskell671/
Saqueel671/
Jeikell671/
Siskell671/
Sjheakl671/
Sickhel671/
Shykell671/
Shikael671/
Shikeld671/
Seecell671/
Schokel671/
Zeckiel671/
Sakellh671/
Saikeld671/
Jeickel671/
Sohqeel671/
Sheikhl671/
Sahakel671/
Sahkkel671/
Saackel671/
Sakiell671/
Scheukl671/
Szakell671/
Szykiel671/
Ceikele671/
Chegkel671/
Suheekl671/
Shequel671/
Hsakeel671/
Jeykell670/
Sackell670/
Zeickel670/
Scheakl670/

Sekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekel in the Hindi language
सेकेलsekela-
Sekel in the Oriya language
େସେକଲesekala-
Sekel in the Russian language
Секельsekel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekel
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