Havel Surname

56,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Havel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near the Havel, a river in Germany.

Havel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4,1941:2,535176
United States2,6841:135,04414,139
France4991:133,11220,353
Austria4811:17,7042,708
Germany3121:258,03027,728
Slovakia1711:31,2075,536
Ukraine1611:282,75036,404
India621:12,372,022220,417
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Ireland351:134,5416,387
England341:1,638,76668,634
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Israel121:713,13647,700
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Hável (116) are calculated separately.

Havel (211) may also be a first name.

Havel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near the Havel, a river in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Havel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Havel (Arabic: هافيل, Georgian: ჰაველ, Hindi: हावेल, Marathi: हावेल) is found most in Czechia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hável. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Havel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,683rd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 815,253 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Havel reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Havel is also the 622,565th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 211 people.

Havel is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 4,194 people, or 1 in 2,535. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Prague, where 15 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent reside and Vysočina Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Czechia this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Havel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Havel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Havel last name rose 1,732 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Havel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Havel surname are 13.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Havel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.91% less than the national average, earning R 111,900 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $57,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hável93116/
Havell91461/
Chavel91442/
Hauvel91364/
Havele91172/
Haavel91142/
Heavel91121/
Havelt9148/
Hayvel9121/
Khavel9117/
Haevel9110/
Avel89604/
Chauvel836,627/
Chaviel831,334/
Khavele83573/
Chavele8373/
Heavell836/
Hayveld832/
Chavell832/
Havelle832/
Chaveil832/
Chavesl831/
Chavhel831/
Heauvel831/
Hasvell831/
Ahaviel831/
Hatvell830/
Gavel802,381/
Hövel801,716/
Javel801,082/
Hawel801,017/
Avele80834/
Hevel80790/
Hovel80468/
Havil80169/
Aviel8077/
Asvel8025/
Avell8022/
Aveil8011/
Avhel8010/
Auvel8010/
Atvel804/
Aivel802/
Aavel802/
Ohvel801/
Aevel801/
Aveel801/
Aveal801/
Ehvel801/
Eavel800/
Havelová7780/
Chauvell7729/
Chavelle7726/
Hauvelle7718/
Hatveldt778/
Havelova778/
Chauvhel771/
Haatvelt771/
Khavhele771/
Haatveld770/
Heuvel733,838/
Hovell731,595/
Havill731,368/
Hoevel73514/
Hauwel73396/
Chavil73292/
Gavell73210/
Heevel73207/
Gajvel73180/
Haouel73140/
Asveld73119/
Havile73112/
Hawell7398/
Habele7391/
Avelle7370/
Chovel7330/
Khavyl7327/
Hoovel7326/
Jauvel7325/
Gaveel7322/
Haweel7321/
Habeil7316/
Hovele7313/
Hawele7312/
Atvell7310/
Haweil739/
Jayvel738/
Javell738/
Auvele736/
Hovelt735/
Hawelt735/
Houvel735/
Ausvel735/
Chawel735/
Hävell734/
Hevell733/
Khavil733/
Avitel732/
Asvele732/
Aivele732/
Khovel732/
Hövell732/
Hawiel732/
Khawel732/
Javeel731/
Eavell731/
Gavhel731/
Aavele731/
Ahavil731/
Hawetl731/
Ahawel731/
Hatvil731/
Javeal731/
Hahuel731/
Hosvel731/
Aveill730/
Heivel730/
Chauvelle7129/
Ahavelova716/
Havellova711/
Awel6735,521/
Khabele671,515/
Avil67575/
Ovel67407/
Evel67317/
Chouvel67194/
Haubeil67163/
Avelova67108/
Aveille6783/
Haville6773/
Heyveld6753/
Haibele6751/
Havlova6739/
Chavile6726/
Aveilhe6722/
Chovele6721/
Easveld6714/
Hovelle6713/
Haybele6713/
Hoevell679/
Övel679/
Chhavil678/
Ahveldt678/
Ho'vell677/
Asveldt675/
Heavill674/
Ahavile674/
Chabele674/
Avyl673/
Hauwell673/
Chauwel673/
Khavile672/
Avecill672/
Chahuel672/
Khawell671/
Chawele671/
Jeavell671/
Aveihle671/
Avellhe671/
Ashvele671/
Ashvell671/
Chawell671/
Chaouel671/
Hosveld671/
Hoëvell671/
Hajjvil671/
Havhile671/
Avjl671/
Gaveill670/
Haawell670/
Hatvill670/
Hosvell670/
Hauvill670/
Gauvell670/
Hasvill670/
Havhill670/

Havel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Havel in the Georgian language
ჰაველhavel-
Havel in the Hindi language
हावेलhavela-
Havel in the Marathi language
हावेलhavela64.04
हवेलhavela35.96
Havel in the Arabic language
هافيلhafyl-

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