Vokel Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vokel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vokel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Czechia161:664,59262,292
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Vökel (2) are calculated separately.

Vokel (35) may also be a first name.

Vokel Last Name Facts

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

Vokel occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Vökel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vokel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Vokel reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.

Vokel is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 242,566. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Nitra Region, where 64 percent live, Žilina Region, where 32 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Vokel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vokel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vokel surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vökel932/
Vockel91209/
Voekel9150/
Vodkel910/
Vokl894/
Vockell8366/
Voeckel8319/
Vockiel831/
Vakel801,018/
Vocel8096/
Vokil8060/
Wokel8037/
Fokel804/
Vockl801/
Voqel801/
Vekel801/
Voekl801/
Vokelová7738/
Vokelova775/
Vakeel73775/
Fockel73165/
Vöckel7392/
Wockel7358/
Bokkel7341/
Woekel7334/
Vekkel7325/
Vocell7321/
Vochel7318/
Vahkel7315/
Vekael736/
Phokel735/
Voicel735/
Vaskel735/
Vackel734/
Foukel732/
Voquel732/
Vekiel731/
Fogkel731/
Foekel731/
Vokühl731/
Foikel731/
Voykil731/
Wokeel731/
Vakiel731/
Vakkel731/
Buokel730/
Foskel730/
Bookel730/
Vashkel67235/
Woeckel6754/
Vocl6742/
Vecl6727/
Fokl6716/
Vakkeel674/
Foeckel673/
Vadkeel673/
Vökl672/
Vekl672/
Vakl672/
Vackeel671/
Vochell671/
Boockel670/
Foskell670/

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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 Vokel
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