Cavel Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cavel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cavil,' a township in the parish of Eastrington, E. Riding Yorks, two miles from Howden. Thence the name easily crossed over into Lincolnshire In some cases it may be represented by some more southern locality.

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Cavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4761:139,54421,462
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Peru821:387,61112,644
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
India71:109,580,769786,157
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Cavel (226) may also be a first name.

Cavel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cavil,' a township in the parish of Eastrington, E. Riding Yorks, two miles from Howden. Thence the name easily crossed over into Lincolnshire In some cases it may be represented by some more southern locality.

Robert de Cavilla, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1353 - John Cavel, rector of Sizeland, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Walter Cavel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1546. Humfrey Cavel and Alice Nassahe: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1793. Married — Charles Lavell and Ann Seberner Cavill: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The French Cavel, prob. from the Continental Teutonic equiv. of the Old English cáf, ‘active', ‘bold’ + the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us. Confused with Cavil(I, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cavel Last Name Facts

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

Cavel (Marathi: चवेल) is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 454,874th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Cavel live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 598,137th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 226 people.

Cavel is most frequent in France, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 139,544. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 36 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 14 percent reside. Other than France it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Peru, where 11 percent reside.

Cavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cavel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavel last name expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cavel surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cavel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 19.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,692 per year and in United States they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning $37,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavele9119,860/
Cavell911,840/
Chavel91442/
Cauvel91389/
Caviel9194/
Caivel9122/
Cavelt911/
Caveel911/
Caevel911/
Ciavel911/
Caveil910/
Chauvel836,627/
Cavelle83103/
Chavele8373/
Caveill8347/
Caviell8328/
Casvell834/
Chavell832/
Chaveil832/
Cavealt831/
Chavhel831/
Cassvel830/
Scavell830/
Savel802,299/
Javel801,082/
Covel80996/
Cavil80514/
Kavel80144/
Zavel8043/
Cawel8017/
Chauvell7729/
Chavelle7726/
Caveille774/
Cauvelle773/
Chauvhel771/
Tchavele771/
Cassvell770/
Covele735,676/
Covell735,659/
Cavill732,875/
Savell732,666/
Scovel731,071/
Kavele73651/
Cauwel73421/
Saviel73383/
Chavil73292/
Cavile73291/
Zavell7389/
Cabele7359/
Kaevel7346/
Sauvel7332/
Chovel7330/
Cawele7329/
Jauvel7325/
Cabeal7325/
Cawell7324/
Khavel7317/
Saveal7313/
Javele7313/
Coviel7312/
Coveal7311/
Cabeil7310/
Saavel739/
Jayvel738/
Javell738/
Cauvil736/
Cawiel736/
Casvil735/
Chawel735/
Zayvel734/
Saveel734/
Couvel734/
Kaivel733/
Zavele733/
Scavil732/
Cawelt732/
Kavhel732/
Kavell732/
Tsavel732/
Caivil731/
Cgawel731/
Javeel731/
Covelt731/
Zaviel731/
Saveul731/
Seavel731/
Kaveel731/
Kaviel731/
Zhavel731/
Djavel731/
Caouel731/
Coveld731/
Javeal731/
Sajvel731/
Cavilh731/
Cavilt730/
Chauvelle7129/
Scovell671,502/
Javelle67983/
Khavele67573/
Cavigli67361/
Caville67310/
Chouvel67194/
Saveall67178/
Covelle6793/
Couvell6743/
Chavile6726/
Couveld6722/
Chovele6721/
Zavelle679/
Chhavil678/
Cavaill677/
Kasvell677/
Cauvill673/
Kaveele673/
Seavell672/
Chahuel672/
Camphel671/
Quavele671/
Sauvell671/
Canpeal671/
Causvil671/
Cawelle671/
Chawele671/
Jeavell671/
Cotvell671/
Covetel671/
Chawell671/
Campeal671/
Sauviel671/
Cavaile671/
Kavelle670/
Scawell670/
Scavill670/
Seaviel670/
Caweell670/
Casbeil670/
Cauwell670/
Coevell670/
Sahvell670/
Caavill670/

Cavel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cavel in the Marathi language
चवेलcavela-

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