Stankel Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Stankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Stankel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stankel is found most in Brazil. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stankel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Stankel live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Stankel is most numerous in: Paraná, where 78 percent live and São Paulo, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Stankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stankel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stankel last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stancel86883/
Stamkel860/
Stonkel860/
Stancell80447/
Stanchel8016/
Sztancel804/
Stancelė802/
Steinkel801/
Sthenkel801/
Stancl77156/
Stanchell755/
Schtancel752/
Staunchel750/
Stancil717,070/
Štancel71138/
Stoncel71128/
Stăncel712/
Stancill67796/
Sztoncel6719/
Stanclova6318/
Stanclová631/
Steinchel631/
Štancl62519/
Stącel624/
Štanclová50616/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stankel
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