Rels Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rels (13) may also be a first name.

Rels Last Name Facts

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

Rels (Russian: Рельс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rels is the 1,527,735th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Rels is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rels live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rels is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States Rels is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and New York, where 15 percent reside. Other than The United States Rels is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Rels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rels last name increased 13,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rels last name are 42.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.92% being registered with the political party.

Rels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roels897,395/
Reels89603/
Riels89309/
Rells8951/
Reuls8949/
Ruels896/
Relss893/
Relsh893/
Relse893/
Raels892/
Relst891/
Rls8610/
Relles801,965/
Reglis8032/
Roells804/
Relsch803/
Hraels801/
Riells801/
Rehels801/
Rellse801/
Ruehls801/
Reells800/
Riehls800/
Roehls800/
Rles7528/
Rils7512/
Röls7510/
Rlls754/
Rlhs751/
Rlse751/
Rlss751/
Relz751/
Rzls751/
Ryls750/
Ruelles7367/
Roelles7327/
Rellese731/
Relsova731/
Riols67426/
Rills6792/
Roelz6726/
Ruuls6725/
Őrlős6724/
Relch6719/
Rlest673/
Ruelz672/
Rilås671/
Rilse671/
Reulz671/
Reelz671/
Rlles671/
Rylss670/
Ryols670/
Relze670/

Rels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rels in the Russian language
Рельсrels-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rels
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