Axels Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Axels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Axels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Axels Last Name Facts

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

Axels has its highest incidence in Iceland. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Axels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Axels are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Iceland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 380,090. Beside Iceland Axels is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 17 percent reside and Norway, where 17 percent reside.

Axels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Axels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Axelse911/
Axls891/
Axelles831/
Asels8012/
Axles801/
Auxelles7710/
Assels73202/
Hexels7347/
Haßels7319/
Gasels7317/
Aksels7315/
Hazels7310/
Achels734/
Aselse731/
Axless730/
Aggels730/
Asells730/
Hassels67411/
Haußels6723/
Hazells6713/
Assells6711/
Exls672/
Eachels672/
Axilles671/
Acelles671/
Heasels670/
Gassels670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Axels
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