Rakell Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Rakell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rakell (220) may also be a first name.

Rakell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakell is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Rakell are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 608,246th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 220 people.

The last name Rakell is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Rakell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rakell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rakell surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rackell922/
Rakel91651/
Raudkell868/
Rackuell860/
Rackel83470/
Rakiel83136/
Raykel8319/
Rakeel8318/
Rakkel832/
Rakael832/
Racell832/
Raikel832/
Rahkel832/
Rakeld832/
Rokell832/
Rakeul831/
Reakel830/
Raekel830/
Rakl805/
Raykhel77535/
Rockell77484/
Rachell77353/
Raikhel77217/
Reckell7734/
Raquell778/
Raudkel774/
Rakchel771/
Raucell771/
Raycell771/
Rachkel771/
Rhackel771/
Rakkuel771/
Raickel770/
Rookell770/
Rackl731,487/
Rakil73305/
Racel73279/
Rekel73237/
Räkel7340/
Rokel7328/
Rakhl7313/
Ratkl733/
Raqel732/
Raecl731/
Rakyl731/
Reakl730/
Roeckell7126/
Raychell7124/
Rakelova7110/
Reachell715/
Rothkell713/
Racquell711/
Raichell711/
Rookaell711/
Roskeell710/
Rachel6716,510/
Raquel679,823/
Rockel672,409/
Röckel67712/
Reckel67579/
Rekiel67460/
Roekel67115/
Rokkel67113/
Rokiel6744/
Rocell6737/
Rekkel6717/
Rocael6711/
Raykil6711/
Racael678/
Raakil678/
Räckel676/
Raqeel675/
Röhkel675/
Reykel673/
Rokäll672/
Rokael671/
Rahakl671/
Raeckl671/
Rakisl671/
Rackil671/
Rookel671/
Rahcel670/
Reikel670/
Racill670/
Rekill670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rakell
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