Sekler Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sekler Surname User-submission:

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Transylvanian man, a Szekler; someone who came from the former Hungarian (modern day Romanian) region of Transylvania (Székely, 'frontier guards').

Sekler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2041:394,63536,643
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Poland451:844,63965,213
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Šekler (30) are calculated separately.

Sekler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Transylvanian man, a Szekler; someone who came from the former Hungarian (modern day Romanian) region of Transylvania (Székely, 'frontier guards').

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Sekler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekler (Russian: Секлер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šekler. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 746,827th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Sekler live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sekler is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 394,635. In Germany Sekler is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 81 percent are found, Hesse, where 7 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany Sekler is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 12 percent are found.

Sekler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sekler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sekler surname grew 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sekler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sekler surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

Sekler earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning $56,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šekler9430/
Seckler922,282/
Shekler9220/
Siekler921/
Szekler921/
Seekler920/
Seakler920/
Seklr911/
Sheckler861,181/
Schekler8645/
Szeckler8613/
Soeckler862/
Seaklere861/
Secckler861/
Sheakler860/
Sheekler860/
Sceckler860/
Seickler860/
Sikler83142/
Secler8379/
Gekler8376/
Sokler8355/
Jekler8344/
Sökler8343/
Seklir8325/
Zekler8317/
Sakler8310/
Cekler831/
Sheikhler801,201/
Scheckler80120/
Sheckleer801/
Scheskler800/
Schaekler800/
Sickler774,283/
Geckler77531/
Sackler77321/
Seclier77150/
Sikeler7783/
Söckler7766/
Säckler7749/
Sockler7748/
Shokler7740/
Chekler7733/
Zeckler7721/
Shikler7720/
Ceckler778/
Sykhler775/
Gekhler774/
Shecler774/
Scikler772/
Ciskler772/
Siklere772/
Jekleer771/
Siklear771/
Sihkler771/
Seckelr771/
Shakler771/
Sigkler771/
Székler771/
Szykler771/
Cyskler771/
Siklier771/
Ziekler770/
Syckler770/
Siskler770/
Zoeckler71334/
Shickler71200/
Checkler7161/
Schökler7142/
Sickeler7141/
Schikler7137/
Shockler7127/
Shackler7124/
Seciller7115/
Schakler7110/
Zieckler717/
Ceeckler713/
Schecler712/
Zaeckler711/
Secclear711/
Szickler711/
Socklear710/
Zeickler710/
Schickler67839/
Sicler67168/
Siklér67138/
Gecler67104/
Zecler6780/
Çikler6744/
Gikler6721/
Cikler6717/
Sheikhlir6714/
Cykler6710/
Shchikler675/
Schöckler675/
Schackler674/
Jekelr673/
Ceklerová672/
Zykler671/
Schockler671/
Siskiller671/
Sickiller671/
Shchykler671/
Zikler670/
Sycler670/
Socler670/

Sekler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekler in the Russian language
Секлерsekler-

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