Eekel Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
France11:66,422,722504,397

Eekel (14) may also be a first name.

Eekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eekel is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Eekel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eekel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Eekel is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Eekel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Eekel is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname Eekel is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Eekel is mostly found in: South Holland, where 30 percent are found, Utrecht, where 29 percent are found and North Holland, where 27 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Eekel is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eekiel911,357/
Jeekel9161/
Eiekel919/
Eekele915/
Eekael912/
Heekel911/
Ejekel911/
Ekel891,758/
Gehekel8321/
Ejekiel8311/
Eiekiel838/
Ejekeel834/
Eckel8010,535/
Ekkel801,878/
Eikel80921/
Hekel80889/
Ekiel80387/
Yekel80357/
Ekoel80137/
Eykel80126/
Iekel8091/
Gekel8070/
Eukel8062/
Oekel8021/
Ekelt8020/
Ekael8018/
Ekell805/
Aekel802/
Heekl802/
Ejkel801/
Egkel801/
Ekuel801/
Eakel800/
Ekl75263/
Heckel7311,475/
Eckelt731,292/
Heikel731,281/
Gekkel73483/
Hiekel73428/
Eickel73406/
Yeckel73295/
Eckell73187/
Hekkel73162/
Oeckel73123/
Geckel73104/
Hoekel7390/
Heykel7377/
Gaekel7375/
Eikiel7366/
Haekel7351/
Eijkel7345/
Yekell739/
Ejokel739/
Eykhel738/
Geykel738/
Goekel735/
Ajekel735/
Heakel735/
Yekeel735/
Hekiel735/
Heukel734/
Ejikel734/
Yekkel734/
Ejekil733/
Hekell733/
Ieckel732/
Eikelt732/
Eyckel731/
Eckesl731/
Eckoel731/
Ekchel731/
Eikell731/
Ejakel731/
Geakel731/
Iekiel731/
Eikael731/
Hekoel731/
Jiekel731/
Euckel730/
Yhehezkel711/
Akel6714,306/
Eckl677,372/
Ecel67772/
Okel67683/
Hekl67561/
Haeckel67479/
Goeckel67425/
Ekil67330/
Ikel67205/
Hoeckel67203/
Heikell67135/
Heckelt67131/
Heuskel6776/
Heszkel6772/
Heickel6750/
Hieckel6732/
Eickele6729/
Eakl6725/
Ekyl6722/
Gaeckel6719/
Ykel6713/
Eqel6711/
Heikele6710/
Hechkel676/
Ekelova676/
Geackel675/
Gekl674/
Heckell672/
Huekell672/
Yekl672/
Ekkl672/
Ezkl672/
Egkl672/
Heskelt671/
Hecehel671/
Eackiel671/
Eykuell671/
Gaekell671/
Aekl671/
Ekll671/
Ekcl671/
Etkl671/
Heukell670/

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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
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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 Eekel
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