Revel Surname

58,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Revel Surname Definition:

The same as Rivel; from Curry-Rivel in Somersetshire; or from Revel, formerly Rebel, in Languedoc. Lower says two places in Normandy bear the name of Réville, one near Bernai, the other arrond. Valognes, and that the name Revill (whence he says is Revell) still exists in Normandy.

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Revel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,4571:10,287998
United States1,0631:340,97730,695
Italy2841:215,34030,364
England2021:275,83221,591
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Israel961:89,14210,512
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Canada791:466,40040,200
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Monaco71:5,295668
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

Revel (939) may also be a first name.

Revel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Rivel; from Curry-Rivel in Somersetshire; or from Revel, formerly Rebel, in Languedoc. Lower says two places in Normandy bear the name of Réville, one near Bernai, the other arrond. Valognes, and that the name Revill (whence he says is Revell) still exists in Normandy. The surnames Reveil, Réveil, Revel, Revil, Révial, Revelat, Revillet, Revilliot, Revelin, Revillon, Revelière are found in the French Directory.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Revel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Revel (Arabic: ريفيل, Hindi: रेवेल, Russian: Ревель) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Revel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,790th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 848,474 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Revel reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 263,758th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 939 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 6,457 people, or 1 in 10,287. In France Revel is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 22 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France Revel occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 3 percent are found.

Revel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Revel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Revel last name expanded 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Revel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Revel are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Revel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $42,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning $41,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Revell9111,614/
Reveil912,910/
Reveal91547/
Revelt9165/
Raevel9139/
Reviel9137/
Revele9132/
Rievel9118/
Reavel918/
Reuvel913/
Reyvel912/
Reivel912/
Reveel912/
Reevel911/
Reveld911/
Revehl910/
Revelle832,448/
Reavell83261/
Reevell83187/
Reveile83117/
Reivelt8320/
Reaviel8316/
Reivell836/
Reivele833/
Reitvel832/
Reavele831/
Reiveld831/
Retveld831/
Revelhe831/
Revelll831/
Reveale830/
Reviell830/
Roevell830/
Ravel8014,865/
Revil802,394/
Rovel80824/
Rivel80674/
Rível801/
Revjl801/
Reveille77552/
Reitveld7722/
Reveilhe775/
Revelova773/
Rieviell771/
Revill734,263/
Ravell731,673/
Rebele73609/
Rivele73372/
Rivell73289/
Reviol73157/
Rovell73132/
Revoil73105/
Raivel73105/
Rebeil73101/
Raveel7394/
Raavel7355/
Reavil7320/
Rajvel7317/
Raviel7312/
Roviel7310/
Revile737/
Roveal736/
Revail736/
Hravel735/
Riviel733/
Roweel733/
Raweel733/
Réveil733/
Rebgel732/
Rēvele732/
Ryvell732/
Revilt731/
Roveel731/
Rhavel731/
Hrivel731/
Raveil731/
Rebhel731/
Rewgel731/
Riveil731/
Revitl731/
Rewele731/
Rewhel731/
Reevil730/
Rivelt730/
Roivel730/
Raveal730/
Reheveldt710/
Reville672,603/
Reavill67441/
Riveill67131/
Raveill6791/
Rivelle6765/
Reibele6727/
Rehbeil6715/
Revayle674/
Revoile673/
Ritveld672/
Reybele672/
Revlova671/
Rivettl671/
Rebehel671/
Remphel671/
Rewehel671/
Reavile670/
Reevill670/
Hrivell670/

Revel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Revel in the Hindi language
रेवेलrevela-
Revel in the Russian language
Ревельrevel-
Revel in the Arabic language
ريفيلryfyl-
عربدrbd-

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