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

The last name Axels occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Axels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Axels are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Axels is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 380,090. Besides Iceland it 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 incidence of Axels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Axels surname fell 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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