Zekel Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Zekel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Zekel (23) may also be a first name.
Zekel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zekel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zekel occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zekel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Zekel live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 23 people.
The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 47 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Zekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zekel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zekel last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Zekel
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