Arakelow Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Arakelow Surname User-submission:

A variant of the Russo-Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelov. It is the Russian form of the Armenian surname Arakelyan or Arakelian. Arakelow is a patronymic surname, adopted from the name of a male ancestor, Arakel.

Arakel is a Biblical name, one of the fallen angels and it means 'earth god'.

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Arakelow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Arakelow Surname Meaning

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A variant of the Russo-Armenian surname most commonly rendered Arakelov. It is the Russian form of the Armenian surname Arakelyan or Arakelian. Arakelow is a patronymic surname, adopted from the name of a male ancestor, Arakel.

Arakel is a Biblical name, one of the fallen angels and it means 'earth god'.

It appears this variant has occured more than once. In Germany, from Kharkiv, Ukraine and to The United States from Kursk Oblast, Russia.

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Arakelow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakelow occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakelow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Arakelow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Arakelow reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Arakelow is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent live and Canton of Solothurn, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arakelov881,543/
Arakelova821,608/
Arakeloff823/
Ayraykelov783/
Araqelov75461/
Arakilov753/
Arakalov751/
Ayraykelova741/
Araqelova7196/
Arakilova718/
Arachelov717/
Arokelova711/
Aracheloff6722/
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