Sikel Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sikel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Papua New Guinea1281:63,7018,267
Israel261:329,14027,831
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
France61:11,070,454349,096
Norway61:857,04855,549
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Şikel (75), Síkel (10) & Šikel (8) are calculated separately.

Sikel (242) may also be a first name.

Sikel Last Name Facts

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

Sikel (Hindi: सिकेल, Russian: Сикель) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Şikel, Síkel or Šikel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 498,439th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Sikel reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 574,510th most common first name on earth, held by 242 people.

Sikel is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Outside of Morocco this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

Sikel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sikel surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Sikel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.09% less than the national average, earning 252,339 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning $54,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şikel9375/
Síkel9310/
Šikel938/
Sickel911,184/
Seikel91713/
Sikele91416/
Sikkel91223/
Siekel91169/
Siskel9160/
Shikel9151/
Saikel9126/
Sikuel9124/
Sikhel9113/
Suikel918/
Sikell916/
Sigkel911/
Sikl8957/
Shickel83139/
Seickel8379/
Sieckel8331/
Sikhele8321/
Schikel8314/
Sieskel8313/
Shikell8311/
Sickell839/
Sheikel836/
Shikeel833/
Siekiel832/
Siskell831/
Sickhel831/
Shikael831/
Shikeld831/
Saikeld831/
Sikil801,197/
Sekel80701/
Sickl80169/
Sidkl8095/
Cikel8052/
Zikel8039/
Jikel8022/
Sicel8017/
Gikel809/
Sykel806/
Siekl802/
Säkel802/
Sékel802/
Schickel771,741/
Schiekel77299/
Shickell77158/
Sikelová7725/
Seickell7719/
Sikelova775/
Shaikeel774/
Shikiell771/
Scheikel771/
Sieckell771/
Schaikel771/
Sheikhel771/
Seckel731,495/
Sichel731,483/
Shekel731,106/
Zikiel73524/
Zickel73271/
Jaikel73165/
Gickel73103/
Säckel7376/
Szekel7359/
Seakel7356/
Sekkel7346/
Soykel7344/
Siqele7343/
Sjekel7328/
Zeikel7327/
Shaikl7325/
Seekel7321/
Shikil7319/
Sikuil7318/
Siquel7315/
Sekiel7313/
Seykel7311/
Saikil7311/
Cikkel7310/
Sheikl738/
Sikkil737/
Seiklh736/
Ziekel736/
Sikgil736/
Zyskel736/
Szikil734/
Saiklh734/
Sykell734/
Zikele734/
Jickel733/
Sitkil732/
Siecel732/
Seicel732/
Sekell732/
Sceikl732/
Zikell732/
Zhikel732/
Cuikel731/
Citkel731/
Gikhel731/
Sekeel731/
Sekeul731/
Syckel731/
Zikelt731/
Zizkel731/
Hzikel731/
Jikkel731/
Jeikel731/
Saickl730/
Scekel730/
Siccel730/
Zeskel730/
Cickel730/
Sicael730/
Siekelová7165/
Schickell7132/
Schieckel7124/
Siekelova714/
Szikelová713/
Scheickel712/
Shchickel711/
Szikelova711/
Schiekell710/
Scheikl67709/
Schäkel67520/
Šikl67378/
Shekell67350/
Seekell67148/
Zikl6799/
Schickl6796/
Shaiklh6772/
Schekel6739/
Cikl6737/
Secl6735/
Shekeel6729/
Szekiel6727/
Sekl6724/
Sheiklh6723/
Zickell6723/
Dzikiel6723/
Jickell6721/
Gieckel6714/
Sequiel6713/
Cheikel678/
Jeszkel678/
Seykell677/
Sheckel676/
Shaikil675/
Schiekl675/
Shekiel674/
Siklova674/
Sekquel674/
Sicl674/
Shykhel674/
Shichel673/
Sickled673/
Siquele673/
Seichel673/
Secckel672/
Sichell672/
Shieklh672/
Dzhikel672/
Siql672/
Geskell671/
Chikkel671/
Jeikell671/
Schicel671/
Shykell671/
Shaikhl671/
Shaiklt671/
Jeickel671/
Zickiel671/
Shaikll671/
Sheikhl671/
Sheekel671/
Saiquel671/
Szykiel671/
Ceikele671/
Jaikele671/
Jikl671/
Gikl671/
Seckell670/
Seekeel670/
Zeickel670/

Sikel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikel in the Hindi language
सिकेलsikela-
Sikel in the Russian language
Сикельsikel-

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