Rechael Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Rechael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rechael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rechael (7,019) may also be a first name.

Rechael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rechael is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rechael? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Rechael live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,416th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 7,019 people.

Rechael is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Rechael is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 36 percent reside, Kogi, where 16 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Rechael exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reichael930/
Reichel8631,911/
Rachael861,156/
Riechel861,025/
Rochael86319/
Recheal86119/
Rejchel8690/
Richael8662/
Reachel8631/
Rechiel8616/
Rechuel861/
Reuchel860/
Reichell8036/
Reacheal8034/
Reachell805/
Riechell801/
Rachaell801/
Raychael801/
Reichhel801/
Reijchel801/
Reychiel801/
Rehhayel801/
Richaele801/
Rheichel800/
Rechiell800/
Reicheal800/
Richaelt800/
Rezael7710/
Recail771/
Recaul771/
Richshael756/
Richaelle752/
Raichel71506/
Richeal71350/
Rekhail71103/
Richiel7122/
Rochoel7115/
Rezahel715/
Recheigiel715/
Rachoel713/
Hrychel711/
Rejcheł711/
Roichel711/
Rychiel711/
Ruichel711/
Rejeael711/
Reeceal711/
Rijchel710/
Richuel710/
Richiell677/
Ritchiel672/
Richauld672/
Raycheal672/
Recalova672/
Raicheal671/
Richgail671/
Raichell671/
Readseal670/

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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 Rechael
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