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Where Does The Last Name Axel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Axel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Axél. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Axel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 158,351^st most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,641,372 people. The surname Axel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Axel are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,881^st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 214,268 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 362,459. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Axel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Axel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Axel surname rose 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Axel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Axel surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Axel surname are 36.13% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.