Ödel Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ödel Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Odell (wood hill), in Bedfordshire. The place was also called Woodhill.

Ödel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2091:372,35123,099
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

The alternate forms: Odel (755) are calculated separately.

Ödel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Odell (wood hill), in Bedfordshire. The place was also called Woodhill.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Oddkell or Ottkel; in the Domesday Book, Odel, Oudchell, Ouetel; from the German, Hodel; a personal name.$

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Ödel Last Name Facts

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

Ödel (Marathi: ओदेल) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Odel. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ödel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,148,257th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Ödel live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 372,351. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 44 percent reside, Denizli Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odel92755/
Hödel89202/
Ödell8928/
Ödl862/
Adel75637,160/
Edel758,776/
Hödl754,923/
Ödül75837/
Ädel75342/
Ödöl7529/
Adeel6747,615/
Odell6737,244/
Adell676,607/
Hodel676,271/
Adiel672,116/
Aadel671,861/
Hadel67998/
Edell67974/
Hedel67737/
Ehdel67493/
Addel67165/
Oedel6744/
Odiel6735/
Ediel6724/
Ähdel6722/
Ahdel6716/
Eddel6715/
O'Del6712/
Odeel6712/
Hädel6711/
Eedel678/
Oddel678/
Aduel675/
Eudel675/
Eduel673/
Ädehl673/
Edeel673/
Adael673/
Aïdel672/
Aedel672/
Oduel672/
Edael671/
Ade'l671/
A'Del671/
Adelė671/
Edehl671/
Uidel671/
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Ödel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ödel in the Marathi language
ओदेलodela87.37
ओडेलodela8.42
ऒदेलodela2.11
ऑडेलodela1.05
ओदेळodela1.05

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