Yovel Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Yovel Surname User-submission:

The Yovel surname comes from a Hebrew word, meaning 'Jubilee', 'ram's horn'. A Jubilee is a Jewish Holy year celebrating the passing of seven Sabbatical Years (each of seven years, 49 years total). During the Jubilee Year, debts are forgiven, slaves are freed, and land ownership returns to its original owner.

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Yovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India311:24,744,045333,161
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Israel91:950,84857,975
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yovel (251) may also be a first name.

Yovel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yovel surname comes from a Hebrew word, meaning 'Jubilee', 'ram's horn'. A Jubilee is a Jewish Holy year celebrating the passing of seven Sabbatical Years (each of seven years, 49 years total). During the Jubilee Year, debts are forgiven, slaves are freed, and land ownership returns to its original owner. Found in the Holy Bible, the Jubilee Year is mentioned first in Leviticus 25:8-13.

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Yovel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yovel (Marathi: योवेल, Russian: Йовель) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yovel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yovel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Yovel are found; 32 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 562,655th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 251 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 74 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 16 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Yovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yovel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yovel last name grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yovel last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yovel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yovell916/
Yovele914/
Yosvel910/
Yvel8971/
Yovelle831/
Jovel8012,155/
Yowel80892/
Youel80538/
Hyvel80133/
Eyvel8073/
Yavel8041/
Yvell8022/
Iovel8010/
Yvelt805/
Yvhel804/
Yovil803/
Yivel801/
Yowell733,620/
Youell731,248/
Jovell73214/
Jouvel73128/
Yobele73119/
Jhovel73111/
Iovele7371/
Yavele7331/
Ysveld7327/
Hayvel7321/
Yowele7317/
Yovile7310/
Yavhel739/
Iovelh733/
Giovel732/
Youele732/
Jovele732/
Joviel732/
Geovel732/
Josvel731/
Joveil731/
Youhel731/
Yvelle731/
Yitvel731/
Yveill731/
Yavell731/
Jyavel731/
Eyvell730/
Evel67317/
Ivel6789/
Heyveld6753/
Jovelle6711/
Oyouele679/
Joivell679/
Jvel677/
Yvelova672/
Youelle672/
Hayveld672/
Ayouele671/
Yvjl671/
Yaouele671/
Yobhele671/
Hyowell670/

Yovel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yovel in the Marathi language
योवेलyovela90.48
योवेळyovela9.52
Yovel in the Russian language
Йовельjovel-

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