Shankel Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Shankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5551:653,07952,340
Canada451:818,79163,991
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Shankel (14) may also be a first name.

Shankel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankel occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shankel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shankel is the 530,215th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname Shankel is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Shankel reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 653,079. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Shankel occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Shankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shankel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,088 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shankel surname are 28.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shankel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schankel9345/
Shankell932/
Shankeel931/
Sankel9292/
Shankl926/
Schaunkel884/
Shenkel86497/
Shankil86318/
Sankell8613/
Sangkel864/
Shanklp861/
Sankeel861/
Shancel860/
Sankl8319/
Shankill802/
Schancel802/
Shenckel801/
Shancell801/
Shaumkel801/
Sangkael801/
Sancel77420/
Çankel7776/
Sankhl774/
Sankil773/
Chankl770/
Schaumkel75545/
Shanchell7511/
Sankelova754/
Sangkil71116/
Chonkel71110/
Chamkel7128/
Shankilova7121/
Sanchel7118/
Sankyol711/
Schancl711/
Zankeel711/
Sanquel711/
Songkel711/
Shenkll710/
Sanchell6730/
Cheinkel677/
Sangklep671/
Saanküll671/
Sanklech671/

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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
  • 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 Shankel
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