Rel Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Rel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
India2721:2,820,09386,413
Spain1161:403,03521,972
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Poland811:469,24447,315
Taiwan551:426,2683,270
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
France71:9,488,960336,266
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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

Rel (1,183) may also be a first name.

Rel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rel (Hindi: रेल, Marathi: रेल, Oriya: େରଲ, Russian: Рель) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rël. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rel? popularity and diffusion

Rel is the 320,709th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,255,404 people. The surname Rel occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Rel live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 230,627th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,183 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 1,165,463. In The United States Rel is primarily found in: Nevada, where 33 percent reside, New Mexico, where 20 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.

Rel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rel are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Rel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rël891/
Ruel8612,496/
Riel8611,594/
Rael868,462/
Reel867,781/
Roel864,307/
Reul863,558/
Rehl861,043/
Resl86944/
Rell86798/
Hrel86235/
Reld8673/
Relt8664/
Rhel8611/
Relh8610/
Relp863/
Rzel861/
Rl80565/
Riehl7511,731/
Roehl754,180/
Relph752,193/
Roell751,929/
Ruehl751,830/
Regli751,574/
Ruell75447/
Rhiel75390/
Rheel75139/
Raehl75124/
Riell75119/
Hreul7567/
Reull7520/
Rhael7518/
Reelh7511/
Rhuel759/
Rehll757/
Raell755/
Rheul754/
Hrell752/
Reell752/
Rhoel751/
Resld751/
Rhell751/
Hruel751/
Hreel751/
Reesl751/
Rhelh751/
Rhelt750/
Rhehl750/
Relova672,261/
Ril671,644/
Ryl671,635/
Roehll6750/
Hrl6725/
Rhl6715/
Rzl6711/
Rlt6710/
Rll677/
Rrl676/
Rlh673/
Hrehel673/
Rld673/
Rlp673/
Rheelh672/
Rhaell671/
Riehll671/
Reheld671/
Relová671/
Röl671/
Rhiell670/
Rhelph670/

Rel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rel in the Hindi language
रेलrela-
Rel in the Marathi language
रेलrela93.75
रॅलrela6.25
Rel in the Oriya language
େରଲerala89.22
େରଳerala10.78
Rel in the Russian language
Рельrel-

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