Fakel Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Fakel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Fakel (34) may also be a first name.

Fakel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fakel (Russian: Факел) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Fakel reside; 20 percent reside in Central Africa and 20 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Fakel is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Aside from Algeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakkel91230/
Fackel91149/
Fakiel9122/
Faikel9119/
Fajkel912/
Fakeel911/
Fakl8933/
Fajkiel83118/
Faskell8349/
Fackell831/
Fakkell831/
Faukell830/
Vakel801,018/
Fakil80191/
Fökel8038/
Fekel8017/
Fakhl8013/
Facel8011/
Faikl8010/
Fajkl805/
Fokel804/
Faekl801/
Faklh801/
Feakl800/
Fakelova7716/
Faihkele771/
Vakeel73775/
Faycel73170/
Fockel73165/
Fachel73135/
Föckel7347/
Fakleš7326/
Faicel7322/
Vahkel7315/
Vackel734/
Faqeel734/
Faeckl733/
Vaykel732/
Faukil732/
Fakılı732/
Foukel732/
Vaikel731/
Faucel731/
Vakiel731/
Fogkel731/
Feikel731/
Fekiel731/
Foekel731/
Foikel731/
Feckel731/
Vakkel731/
Foskel730/
Facell730/
Fasquel672,619/
Faql6785/
Fekl6778/
Faklová6777/
Faichel6720/
Fokl6716/
Fayccel674/
Feikiel674/
Vakkeel674/
Faklova673/
Foeckel673/
Phackel673/
Vakl672/
Phakiel671/
Feacell671/
Vackeel671/
Facl671/
Fachell671/
Phakael671/
Foskell670/
Fuickel670/

Fakel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fakel in the Russian language
Факелfakel-

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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
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  • 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 Fakel
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