Yekel Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Yekel (24) may also be a first name.

Yekel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yekel (Russian: Йекель) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yekel.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yekel is the 790,102nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname Yekel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Yekel are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 1,318,032. In The United States Yekel is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 16 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Yekel exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Yekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yekel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yekel last name increased 917 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yekel last name are 32.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.42% being registered with the party.

Yekel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeckel91295/
Yekell919/
Yekuel918/
Yetkel917/
Yekeel915/
Yekkel914/
Yhekel911/
Yekiel911/
Yoekel910/
Ekel891,758/
Yekl892/
Yoeckel83117/
Eckel8010,535/
Jekel802,240/
Ekkel801,878/
Eikel80921/
Eykel80126/
Iekel8091/
Eekel8080/
Gekel8070/
Eukel8062/
Oekel8021/
Yeckl8016/
Yecel8011/
Aykel807/
Ekell805/
Yeskl802/
Aekel802/
Ejkel801/
Egkel801/
Yekil801/
Eakel800/
Ekl75263/
Jeckel731,594/
Heikel731,281/
Gekkel73483/
Hiekel73428/
Eickel73406/
Yetkil73382/
Jekiel73318/
Jekkel73216/
Eckell73187/
Haykel73156/
Oeckel73123/
Geckel73104/
Hoekel7390/
Heykel7377/
Gaekel7375/
Eikiel7366/
Hiykel7365/
Jeekel7361/
Eijkel7345/
Aykhel7339/
Eeikel7326/
Jeakel7316/
Yekiol7315/
Yequel7315/
Eiekel739/
Ejokel739/
Eykhel738/
Geykel738/
Jekell737/
Jaykel737/
Goekel735/
Ajekel735/
Heakel735/
Heukel734/
Ejikel734/
Ieckel732/
Geikel732/
Eikelt732/
Yekleh732/
Eyckel731/
Heekel731/
Hyjekl731/
Eikell731/
Ejakel731/
Ejekel731/
Geakel731/
Jehkel731/
Iekiel731/
Eikael731/
Jeykel731/
Oyakel731/
Jiekel731/
Ayikel731/
Aykele731/
Jeikel731/
Oykell730/
Euckel730/
Yhehezkel711/
Eckl677,372/
Goeckel67425/
Ekil67330/
Jekl67275/
Hoeckel67203/
Jeckell67192/
Heikell67135/
Heuskel6776/
Heickel6750/
Hieckel6732/
Eickele6729/
Eakl6725/
Ekyl6722/
Gaeckel6719/
Gieckel6714/
Ejekiel6711/
Eqel6711/
Heikele6710/
Jaykell678/
Eiekiel678/
Jeszkel678/
Aykhele675/
Geackel675/
Ejekeel674/
Gekl674/
Jeackel673/
Eeikiel673/
Huekell672/
Ekkl672/
Egkl672/
Jeikell671/
Eackiel671/
Eykuell671/
Gaekell671/
Jeickel671/
Aekl671/
Uykl671/
Yykl671/
Yecl671/
Ekll671/
Ekcl671/
Iykl671/
Hayckel671/
Iaykhel671/
Jeykell670/
Heukell670/
Hieskel670/

Yekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yekel in the Russian language
Йекельjekel-

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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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  • 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 Yekel
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