Regel Surname

132,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Regel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9291:41,7345,492
United States5201:697,03655,176
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Kazakhstan1081:163,72716,077
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
Poland991:383,92741,878
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
France811:820,03498,127
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada391:944,75971,777
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
England261:2,143,00282,017
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Belarus201:475,05345,383
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Regel (885) may also be a first name.

Regel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Regel (Oriya: େରେଗଳ, Russian: Регель) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Regel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Regel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,317th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,135,858 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Regel live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 273,274th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 885 people.

The surname Regel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,929 people, or 1 in 41,734. In Germany Regel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Regel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Regel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Regel last name rose 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Regel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Regel last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Regel last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Regel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning R 265,056 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $56,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riegel9113,069/
Reigel911,583/
Reggel91156/
Reygel9190/
Regiel9186/
Reguel9169/
Roegel9147/
Regell9133/
Regehl9115/
Reagel9113/
Redgel9111/
Regelt911/
Reugel910/
Regl89144/
Reiguel8389/
Riegiel8332/
Reigiel8317/
Redgell8311/
Reingel833/
Reighel832/
Riegell832/
Raeggel832/
Reigele831/
Reuggel831/
Reangel831/
D'Regel831/
Reygiel831/
Rogel8023,588/
Ragel808,212/
Regil801,389/
Rigel801,310/
Resel80659/
Reigl80549/
Rezel80524/
Riegl80342/
Recel80214/
Rexel80204/
Rygel80194/
Rejel8015/
Rýgel804/
Reecl801/
Rígel801/
Roegl801/
Regyl801/
Reesl801/
Reagl800/
D'Riegel771/
Rygiel732,848/
Redjel732,751/
Riesel73854/
Reisel73774/
Rechel73543/
Reizel73483/
Ridgel73386/
Resell73308/
Ragiel73257/
Rogell73220/
Riguel73150/
Rigell73138/
Roggel73137/
Ragell7372/
Reuzel7367/
Raigel7355/
Rezell7338/
Regild7326/
Rogiel7323/
Rigiel7322/
Raygel7322/
Rygell7320/
Reusel7316/
Reglet7315/
Raagel7314/
Rezuel7312/
Rezael7310/
Reguil7310/
Reigil739/
Redgil738/
Riezel737/
Reysel737/
Reecel737/
Riggel736/
Reygyl736/
Rejsel736/
Ryzgel735/
Reyzel735/
Reseel734/
Rogael734/
Reesel733/
Ragael733/
Reziel733/
Reingl733/
Riceel732/
Reseld732/
Reazel732/
Rejzel732/
Rigoel732/
Rezzel732/
Resiel731/
Recell731/
Reezel731/
Reggil731/
Reighl731/
Riegil731/
Rexell731/
Rizeel731/
Reijel731/
Rajgel731/
Rezeel731/
Rezelt731/
Raggel731/
Ryguel731/
Reygil731/
Redcel730/
Resuel730/
Reasel730/
Reggli730/
Regill730/
Reichgelt71160/
Reichgeld7158/
Reichel6731,911/
Ridgell671,440/
Rogl671,115/
Riechel671,025/
Resl67944/
Rygl67397/
Rejl67268/
Rögl67174/
Rigl67166/
Recheal67119/
Rešl67118/
Reykhel67108/
Rejchel6790/
Reßl6783/
Reiselt6779/
Rýgl6768/
Raiguel6752/
Reachel6731/
Reisgil6728/
Ragl6722/
Reikhel6720/
Reguill6718/
Rechiel6716/
Reizele6714/
Rezl6712/
Recl6712/
Régl679/
Reisiel677/
Rexl676/
Reechel675/
Rechell675/
Reychel675/
Retchel674/
Raingel673/
Reisell673/
Riggell672/
Rechele672/
Reizell672/
Redgill672/
Raighel671/
Reisehl671/
Reazele671/
Rejsiel671/
Riesiel671/
Reusell670/
Reggill670/
Reysell670/
Ridgiel670/
Riggiel670/
Reuchel670/
Reizhel670/
Rezsell670/

Regel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regel in the Oriya language
େରେଗଳeregala50
େରେଗଳ୍eregal50
Regel in the Russian language
Регельregel-

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Regel Reference & Research

Riegel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Riegel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • 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 Regel
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