Axel Surname
Approximately 2,759 people bear this surname
Axel Surname Definition:
(Swedish) The son of Axel (divine reward).
Axel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,000 | 1:362,459 | 32,305 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Germany | 253 | 1:318,203 | 31,987 |
| Namibia | 127 | 1:18,972 | 3,358 |
| Denmark | 111 | 1:50,853 | 5,233 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Israel | 83 | 1:103,104 | 11,791 |
| Russia | 82 | 1:1,757,598 | 114,376 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Cyprus | 27 | 1:32,773 | 3,506 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
The alternate forms: Axél (4) are calculated separately.
Axel (214,268) may also be a first name.
Axel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) The son of Axel (divine reward).
Axel Demographics
Axel Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Axel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Axel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Axel occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Axél. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Axel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 158,351st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,641,372 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Axel live; 32 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,881st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 214,268 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,000 people, or 1 in 362,459. In The United States Axel is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Axel is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.
Axel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Axel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Axel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Axel last name are 36.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.36% being registered to vote for the party.
Axel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,849 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axél | 92 | 4 | / |
| Axell | 89 | 1,289 | / |
| Haxel | 89 | 486 | / |
| Axsel | 89 | 223 | / |
| Acxel | 89 | 52 | / |
| Auxel | 89 | 46 | / |
| Aexel | 89 | 18 | / |
| Anxel | 89 | 16 | / |
| Axcel | 89 | 12 | / |
| Axiel | 89 | 4 | / |
| Akxel | 89 | 2 | / |
| Axuel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaxel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aixel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Axl | 86 | 130 | / |
| Axcell | 80 | 374 | / |
| Haxell | 80 | 359 | / |
| Axzell | 80 | 34 | / |
| Axxell | 80 | 5 | / |
| Auxell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Axsuel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haixel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Axchel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Axsell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Asel | 75 | 3,376 | / |
| Exel | 75 | 1,544 | / |
| Azel | 75 | 373 | / |
| Acel | 75 | 333 | / |
| Axil | 75 | 63 | / |
| Aßel | 75 | 52 | / |
| Oxel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aexl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Acxl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aixl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anxl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axyl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axjl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axlp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auxl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axll | 75 | 0 | / |
| Attxell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haxcell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hazel | 67 | 18,187 | / |
| Aseel | 67 | 14,954 | / |
| Aksel | 67 | 5,593 | / |
| Aysel | 67 | 4,341 | / |
| Assel | 67 | 2,720 | / |
| Hasel | 67 | 1,405 | / |
| Exell | 67 | 1,261 | / |
| Exael | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Aizel | 67 | 869 | / |
| Ashel | 67 | 826 | / |
| Achel | 67 | 630 | / |
| Aisel | 67 | 618 | / |
| Asael | 67 | 390 | / |
| Asiel | 67 | 324 | / |
| Hexel | 67 | 213 | / |
| Auzel | 67 | 210 | / |
| Haßel | 67 | 188 | / |
| Ayzel | 67 | 169 | / |
| Gacel | 67 | 164 | / |
| Gasel | 67 | 137 | / |
| Ausel | 67 | 126 | / |
| Azeel | 67 | 120 | / |
| Asell | 67 | 112 | / |
| Aycel | 67 | 102 | / |
| Exiel | 67 | 77 | / |
| Akzel | 67 | 70 | / |
| Außel | 67 | 61 | / |
| Akçel | 67 | 47 | / |
| Axéll | 67 | 45 | / |
| Oxiel | 67 | 44 | / |
| Accel | 67 | 35 | / |
| Easel | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hoxel | 67 | 21 | / |
| Atsel | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hacel | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aciel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aucel | 67 | 16 | / |
| Axäll | 67 | 15 | / |
| Acell | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akgel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Exsel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Atçel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Exuel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oxell | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eazel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Acsel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Öxell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aselt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akcel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaßel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asoel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aqsel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aggel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aasel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haxhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oxcel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Exeel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azzel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ascel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aszel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asuel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axgil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acxil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaxyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehxel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axxil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axilt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axlbp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aicel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haxll | 67 | 0 | / |
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