Zhekel Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Zhekel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zhekel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhekel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhekel (Russian: Жекел) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhekel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhekel are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,422,584. In Ukraine Zhekel is primarily concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 97 percent live and Kiev Oblast, where 3 percent live. Not including Ukraine this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhekel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhekel in the Russian language | ||
| Жекел | zekel | - |
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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 Zhekel
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