Arakel Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Armenia

Arakel Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname from the Biblical name Arakel, a fallen angel, meaning 'earth God'. It is mainly found among the eastern Armenian diaspora, who did not follow the custom of appending -ian/-yan to their surname.

Arakel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1541:4,980,944125,013
United States721:5,034,152256,679
France311:2,142,668174,004
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Armenia131:225,3985,875
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Arakel (1,050) may also be a first name.

Arakel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname from the Biblical name Arakel, a fallen angel, meaning 'earth God'. It is mainly found among the eastern Armenian diaspora, who did not follow the custom of appending -ian/-yan to their surname.

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Arakel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakel (Georgian: არაკელ, Marathi: आरकेल, Oriya: ଆରେକଲ, Russian: Аракел) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Arakel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 847,909th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. Arakel is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Arakel reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Arakel is also the 247,112th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,050 people.

The surname Arakel is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India Arakel is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live and Gujarat, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Arakel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arakel surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

Arakel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% more than the national average, earning $54,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harakel9250/
Arackel9249/
Arakkel9231/
Arakeel927/
Arakiel922/
Airakel921/
Aarakel921/
Garakel921/
Arakl911/
Arrackel866/
Arakil8347/
Orakel8316/
Aracel8312/
Arekel835/
Arackl831/
Harakl831/
Arakelova801,608/
Areadkell801/
Araquel771,094/
Arakill7716/
Haraeql771/
Ourakel771/
Harekel771/
Arekl732/
Araquiel7110/
Aracıkül715/
Ayraykelova711/
Aracil674,538/
Araqelova6796/
Arakilova678/
Areekl675/
Oracel674/
Araqil672/
Arzaql671/
Arrasquel671/
Orokel671/
Arokelova671/

Arakel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arakel in the Georgian language
არაკელarakel-
Arakel in the Oriya language
ଆରେକଲarekala-
Arakel in the Marathi language
आरकेलarakela91.4
अराकेलarakela3.23
अरकेलarakela2.15
आरकेळarakela1.08
Arakel in the Russian language
Аракелarakel-

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