Ravel Surname

35,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Ravel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ravel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar7,7611:3,047638
France5,1091:13,0011,296
United States4771:759,87259,214
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Venezuela2091:144,5174,534
Mauritius1791:7,2261,490
India1141:6,728,644151,199
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Argentina621:689,41047,472
England571:977,51048,999
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Rável (1) are calculated separately.

Ravel (5,346) may also be a first name.

Ravel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ravel (Arabic: رافيل, Georgian: რაველ, Hindi: रवेल, Marathi: रावेल, Russian: Равель) occurs in Madagascar more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Rável. Click here for other possible spellings of Ravel.

How Common Is The Last Name Ravel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,543rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 490,249 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Ravel reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 92,196th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 5,346 people.

The surname Ravel is most frequently occurring in Madagascar, where it is held by 7,761 people, or 1 in 3,047. Not including Madagascar Ravel is found in 65 countries. It is also common in France, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Ravel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ravel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ravel surname increased 663 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ravel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ravel last name are 6.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Ravel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning $15,781,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rável931/
Ravele914,175/
Ravell911,673/
Raivel91105/
Raveel9194/
Raavel9155/
Raevel9139/
Rajvel9117/
Ravhel9115/
Raviel9112/
Reavel918/
Hravel915/
Rgavel913/
Rhavel911/
Raveil911/
Ratvel911/
Raveal910/
Reavell83261/
Ravelle83129/
Raveill8391/
Ravhele8332/
Reaviel8316/
Raasvel831/
Reavele831/
Ravesel831/
Ravellt831/
Rasvell831/
Revel808,589/
Rovel80824/
Ravil80221/
Rawel8077/
Raasveld77168/
Ravelova7714/
Ravelová772/
Rayvelle771/
Ravhelle771/
Raveille770/
Revell7311,614/
Reveil732,910/
Rabele73868/
Reveal73547/
Rouvel73363/
Raviol73338/
Ravail73255/
Rovell73132/
Ravile73123/
Rawell7357/
Rawiel7349/
Reviel7337/
Rabeil7336/
Ravill7334/
Rovelt7330/
Rotvel7327/
Reavil7320/
Rabeul7310/
Roviel7310/
Roveal736/
Rabgel735/
Rosvel735/
Roovel733/
Raweel733/
Reuvel733/
Réveil733/
Reyvel732/
Rabelh732/
Reivel732/
Reveel732/
Rawgel732/
Reevel731/
Rahvil731/
Roveel731/
Raivil731/
Raouel731/
Ravoil731/
Ravyle731/
Rabeal731/
Rovele731/
Rawele731/
Ravayl731/
Roivel730/
Revehl730/
Raasveldt7177/
Reavill67441/
Raville67265/
Reevell67187/
Rajvile6723/
Reivelt6720/
Rouvell6717/
Ravlova6715/
Rosvelt6712/
Reivell676/
Rovelle675/
Rosvell674/
Rabeelh674/
Ravhill673/
Roovelt673/
Reivele673/
Ramphel672/
Reitvel672/
Rabeele672/
Rabeill671/
Rahuelt671/
Raavill671/
Reiveld671/
Ranphel671/
Raibele671/
Revelll671/
Raabele671/
Rohvelt671/
Rajwele671/
Rayvayl671/
Rasuele671/
Reavile670/
Reviell670/
Roevell670/

Ravel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ravel in the Georgian language
რაველravel-
Ravel in the Hindi language
रवेलravela71.91
रावेलravela23.6
रावलravala2.25
रवेलाravela1.12
Ravel in the Marathi language
रावेलravela60
रावलravala16.67
रवेलravela13.33
रावेळravela5
रॅवेलrevela3.33
Ravel in the Russian language
Равельravel-
Ravel in the Arabic language
رافيلrafyl-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ravel
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