Yel Surname

40,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey12,1131:6,425890
Pakistan1551:1,152,54114,066
Israel1231:69,5748,611
France751:885,636103,228
United States731:4,965,191254,179
India571:13,457,287231,997
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
South Sudan361:317,085679
Northern Cyprus321:9,9692,519
Chile251:704,65916,160
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England81:6,964,757184,742
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Macau11:601,6301,582

Yel (728) may also be a first name.

Yel Last Name Facts

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

Yel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻞ, Hindi: येल, Marathi: येल, Russian: Йель) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yel is the 40,068th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 556,471 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Yel live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 305,710th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 728 people.

It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 12,113 people, or 1 in 6,425. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 7 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Yel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yel are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.12% less than the national average, earning 290,309 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $40,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning $40,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yele8615,541/
Yoel862,699/
Yell861,230/
Ayel86927/
Yehl86462/
Oyel86334/
Yeld86103/
Üyel8670/
Eyel8666/
Yiel8657/
Iyel8654/
Yhel8618/
Hyel865/
Yelp864/
Yelt863/
Yetl862/
Yyel862/
Yelh861/
Jyel861/
Yesl861/
Uyel860/
El8039,116/
Ayele75285,414/
Hayel759,780/
Goyel754,824/
Yelle754,798/
Aysel754,341/
Iyele751,101/
Yesil751,090/
Aayel75745/
Eyele75631/
Gayel75352/
Oyele75319/
Heyel75198/
Yoell75174/
Eysel75170/
Yetil75126/
Eytel75104/
Aycel75102/
Yield7578/
Oysel7556/
Eyiel7545/
Yesel7543/
Hyhel7530/
Yesle7528/
Yelhe7524/
Aytel7522/
Aiyel7521/
Uyele7516/
Yeeel7516/
Yecel7511/
Oyell7510/
Yoael757/
Yegli756/
Hoyel756/
Hyele753/
Yesıl753/
Oyiel753/
Ayiel752/
Yoeel752/
Uysel752/
Hyell751/
Eyyel751/
Ayeel751/
Geyel751/
Yetel751/
Yhiel751/
Yieal751/
Yyell751/
Eyeel751/
Yhele751/
Ioyel751/
Yyele751/
Yoyel751/
Yoiel751/
Âyele751/
Ağyel751/
Ayyel751/
Yiele751/
Yoehl750/
Eyell750/
Yoeal750/
Ael6719,336/
Ell675,258/
Gel675,068/
Elh672,188/
Eul671,388/
Eil67993/
Eyl67836/
Ayl67644/
Oel67540/
Jel67439/
Eal67265/
Uyl67223/
Eel67185/
Aiyele67182/
Iel67178/
Heysel6754/
Ayelle6747/
Eysell6746/
Uel6736/
Iyelle6733/
Oyl6729/
Houyel6729/
Yelova6724/
Haysel6723/
Hayele6722/
Yyl6721/
Uyselt6716/
Eyelle6716/
Elő6714/
Eyßell679/
Hiyele676/
Haytel675/
Ouyele675/
Yessel674/
Gajyel674/
Ayeele674/
Oyelle674/
Eyssel674/
Hayesl673/
Ayiele673/
Heyßel673/
Aytell672/
Jaycel672/
Hyelle672/
Heyele672/
Aychel672/
Yelowa672/
Heytel672/
Hayoel672/
Yjl672/
Iyl672/
Ejl672/
Hayell671/
Aycell671/
Jaytel671/
Hyesil671/
Gaayel671/
Yujsel671/
Ooyele671/
Oyiele671/
Jhysel671/
Yesill671/
Gayyel671/
Goiyel671/
Elì671/
Elø671/
Yieile671/
Oyeele671/
Eycell670/
Jeysel670/
Huyelt670/
Hoyell670/
Yettel670/
Huysel670/

Yel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yel in the Hindi language
येलyela-
Yel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻞyl75
ﻳﻠﻪylh25
Yel in the Marathi language
येलyela52.94
येळyela47.06
Yel in the Russian language
Йельjel-

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