Oprel Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oprel Surname User-submission:

The Oprel surname comes from the French word appareil(le), which means 'aan de wallen voor kanonnen' in Dutch. It is also related to the Latin word apparare, which means 'preparing'. In Dutch the word oprel means 'driveway from a farm to a dike in an area with water'.

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Oprel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2361:71,55612,168
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oprel (14) may also be a first name.

Oprel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oprel surname comes from the French word appareil(le), which means 'aan de wallen voor kanonnen' in Dutch. It is also related to the Latin word apparare, which means 'preparing'. In Dutch the word oprel means 'driveway from a farm to a dike in an area with water'.

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Oprel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oprel (Russian: Опрэль) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oprel.

How Common Is The Last Name Oprel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Oprel live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. Oprel is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Oprel is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 71,556. In The Netherlands Oprel is primarily found in: South Holland, where 54 percent are found, North Brabant, where 11 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Oprel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oprel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.02% less than the national average, earning $40,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opriel91142/
Opreel9112/
Aprel80775/
Opril80197/
Opprl800/
Apriel7321/
Aprell737/
Gaprel734/
Asprel734/
Gopril733/
Apreel732/
Apprel731/
Ephrel731/
Oprill731/
Ophril731/
Hopril730/
Oppril730/
Apriell673/
Eprl672/
Aphrael671/
Gaprell670/
Aprelova62288/
April6030,575/
Epril6016/
Apryl608/
Aprill55480/
Aspril55217/
Gapril557/
Appril553/
Apryll553/
Aphril551/
Aupril550/
Apprill50237/
Asprill503/
D'April502/

Oprel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oprel in the Russian language
Опрэльoprel-

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