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

Sekler (Russian: Секлер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Šekler. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sekler is the 746,827th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Sekler are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sekler is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 394,635. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 81 percent are found, Hesse, where 7 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 19 countries. It is also common 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 share of the population with the last name expanded 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sekler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sekler last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for 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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