Okel Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle' . Everything points to this derivation. That the great personal name Ogle was sharpened into Occle is evident, and other variants would follow; v. Oglethorpe, Occleston, and Ockleshaw.

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Okel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Germany841:958,39866,883
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Okel (138) may also be a first name.

Okel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle' . Everything points to this derivation. That the great personal name Ogle was sharpened into Occle is evident, and other variants would follow; v. Oglethorpe, Occleston, and Ockleshaw. The London Directory has also Ockeford. I find no traces of Oakhill, which would first strike one as the parent.

1573. Thomas Okell, of Preston: Wills at Chester.

1598. Hugh Okell, of Withington: ibid.

1609. Robert Okell, of Sutton: ibid.

1792. Married-William Brads and Elizabeth Okell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Okel Last Name Facts

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

Okel (Russian: Окель) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,338th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Okel are found; 22 percent are found in North Africa and 22 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 787,636th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 138 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Besides Egypt it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Okel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Okel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okel last name increased 711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okel are 33.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.65% being registered with the party.

Okel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning $40,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okell89594/
Ockel89370/
Okiel89251/
Okoel89193/
Okkel89101/
Gokel8983/
Hokel8967/
Oekel8921/
Okcel8917/
Oukel895/
Okeel893/
Oikel893/
Okehl891/
Okuel891/
O'Kel891/
Okl86151/
Gockel804,302/
Hockel80222/
O'Kell80152/
Oeckel80123/
Hoekel8090/
Osckel8019/
Ockell8013/
Gokkel8012/
Ogkell806/
Oickel805/
Gookel803/
Oukkel801/
Okegli801/
O'Kiel801/
Oukeel801/
Oskell800/
Oykell800/
Hookel800/
Houkel800/
Oskeel800/
Akel7514,306/
Ekel751,758/
Okil751,443/
Ocel75360/
Ukel7599/
Gokl7570/
Ockl7555/
Hokl7529/
Oukl752/
Âkel751/
Okkl751/
Okll751/
Okql751/
Oqel751/
Odkl751/
Oecl751/
Hoeckel73203/
Hockell7363/
Okelova7315/
Gockell7310/
Okelová732/
O'Kuehl732/
Outkelt731/
Houkell731/
Hoskell730/
Eckel6710,535/
Oukil676,457/
Akeel675,706/
Ekkel671,878/
Hakel671,361/
Ochel67943/
Hekel67889/
Ackel67551/
Ekiel67387/
Oikil67275/
Hukel67223/
Okill67217/
Oqiel67199/
Akkel67177/
Hockl67142/
Ekoel67137/
Akoel67136/
Akell67128/
Aukel67127/
Oeckl67117/
Eekel6780/
Oquel6780/
Eukel6762/
Akiel6761/
Uckel6744/
Hökel6744/
Aakel6741/
Okgil6733/
Gakel6729/
Okleh6725/
Akael6724/
Okyol6724/
Häkel6719/
Ekael6718/
Gockl6716/
Okkelová6712/
Ocell6710/
Gokil678/
Ozkil676/
Ukkel675/
Hokil675/
Akuel675/
Ekell675/
Oucel674/
Akcel673/
Uikel673/
Adkel672/
Ukell672/
Okijl672/
Aekel672/
Hoskl672/
Odkil672/
Okkil671/
Oqell671/
Egkel671/
Goukl671/
Gukel671/
Akeul671/
Akesl671/
Éckel671/
Houkl671/
Hükel671/
Okellowa671/
Ugkel671/
Öckel671/
Ekuel671/
Agkel671/
Ahkel671/
Aqkel671/
Occel671/
Ouqel671/
Hokll671/
Ockil670/
Hookl670/

Okel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okel in the Russian language
Окельokel-

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