Reyels Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reyels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reyels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Reyels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reyels is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Reyels.

How Common Is The Last Name Reyels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reyels is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Reyels live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,257,898. In Germany Reyels is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent reside, Hamburg, where 17 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Reyels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reyels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reels91603/
Reyls913/
Ryels912/
Reyles83230/
Reuels8354/
Reiels8333/
Ryeles833/
Royels831/
Ryells831/
Reyals831/
Reeles830/
Reells830/
Ruyels830/
Reyales7727/
Reueles773/
Reitels771/
Reyules771/
Reuells770/
Ruyeles770/
Reyalls770/
Reyhols770/
Royeles770/
Roels737,395/
Reals73382/
Riels73309/
Rayls73254/
Reils7376/
Reuls7349/
Royls7312/
Ruels736/
Raels732/
Reelz731/
Ruyls730/
Rayelles711/
Reachels710/
Reales6724,261/
Royals672,032/
Rueles67647/
Roeles67224/
Realse67125/
Reiles6792/
Reules6777/
Rowels6753/
Rieles6749/
Realls6712/
Reills679/
Rawels676/
Reylez675/
Roells674/
Raeles673/
Rayals672/
Hraels671/
Riells671/
Rauels671/
Ruehls671/
Riehls670/
Roehls670/
Rouels670/
Royols670/
Riyals670/

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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 Reyels
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