Axel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Axel
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Axel

How popular is Axel?

Axel is common in Germany.

Axel is ranked 57931 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Axels grew by 6.180665 per cent to 670 since 2000 and ranked 33941 after elevating 97 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.81 72.74
Black 23.43 24.56
Hispanic or Latino 5.37 1.43
Others 1.79 0.79
Axel is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Estonia is ahead in terms of density. Around 8024 people have been found who wears Axel as their family name. Axel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
616,339 India10
212,166 Canada9
100,092 Spain9
10,542 China4
15,749 Finland3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
41,879 Turkey2
54,135 Philippines2
28,232 Morocco2
18,035 Egypt2
40,064 Nigeria2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
44,018 Poland2
19,046 Ireland2
62,864 New Zealand1
801 Cape Verde1
30,360 Thailand1
16,228 Bulgaria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
6,033 Benin1
107,212 South Africa1
2,190 Barbados1
7,847 Albania1
90,903 Moldova1
1,253 Burundi1
123,175 Tanzania1
37,493 Austria1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
3,243 Suriname1
16,073 Latvia1
29,046 Japan1
3,993 El Salvador1
29,595 Iran1
20,172 Hungary1
16,640 Hong Kong1
5,467 Haiti1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,935 Madagascar1
40,340 Malaysia1
3,307 Malta1
4,171 Rwanda1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
21,562 Portugal1
2,715 Gabon1
17,768 Pakistan1
12,741 Ecuador1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,236 Ghana1
2,232 French Polynesia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
32,811 Sweden29
4,169 Cyprus26
266,355 Indonesia23
49,545 Belarus20
28,338 Norway20
85,784 Australia19
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
53,869 Ukraine91
22,440 Belgium74
12,039 Colombia70
4,082 Estonia61
64,420 England54
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Axel:
31,220 United States942
6,195 Mexico916
10,269 Algeria625
16,634 France576
7,351 Cameroon396
37,583 Brazil302
2,723 Denmark216
10,174 Romania209
66,412 Russia199
31,005 Argentina164
53,156 Italy134
7,748 Tunisia132
8,390 Israel130
Countries with thousands of Axel:
3,880 Germany2,286
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Axel Namesakes

  • Jan Axel Blomberg, Drummer
  • Anne Alene Axelrad, Vicki Lawrence's mother
  • Aristides Axel Martínez, Actor
  • Robert Axelrod, Actor
  • Curtis Axel, Professional wrestler
  • Jan Axel Blomberg, Drummer
  • Richard Axel, Researcher
  • Gabriel Axel, Film director
  • Ian Axel, Singer-songwriter
  • Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Poet

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