Harel is used as a family name or surname in Israel. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Harel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Israel
Meaning: Normandy current name. Probably a nickname given to a rowdy person. Just harel, which is initially a cry or distress, but later meant cry, tumult, riot.

How popular is Harel?

Harel is common in Israel.

Harel is ranked 20551 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Harels grew by 28.75318 per cent to 506 since 2000 and ranked 42790 after elevating 7265 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 93.48 89.57
Black 2.77 5.6
Hispanic or Latino 1.98 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.19 0
Harel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Israel which signifies that it is originated from Israel. Around 25255 people have been found who wears Harel as their family name. Harel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
83,411 Czech Republic8
607,991 Indonesia5
9,053 Senegal5
46,707 New Zealand5
108,034 Italy3
119,730 Brazil3
22,232 Morocco3
54,135 Philippines2
12,844 Pakistan2
107 Palau2
41,879 Turkey2
20,595 China2
40,256 Mexico2
65,594 Belgium2
9,272 Ecuador2
6,266 Luxembourg2
1,118 Isle of Man2
28,365 Kenya1
53,033 Nigeria1
897,276 Russia1
16,283 Lithuania1
123,175 Tanzania1
120,357 Argentina1
14,618 Guyana1
24,771 Colombia1
29,046 Japan1
40,340 Malaysia1
6,212 Jamaica1
2,309 Monaco1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
77,122 Sweden1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,292 Vietnam1
31,207 Ireland1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,947 Netherlands31
62,267 Spain27
15,050 Singapore18
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
32,532 Australia69
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Harel:
35,536 United States806
18,206 Germany572
8,247 Canada496
16,034 South Africa384
2,593 Dominican Republic216
34,900 England124
Countries with thousands of Harel:
2,033 France3,515
25,983 India1,477
57 Mauritius1,277
Countries with ten thousands of Harel:
12 Israel15,998
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Comments

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Robt Hymel
 Harel is a frequent surname in Normandy and in Lyon, mean old french riot, tumult, nickname of the man who causes a disturbance, seditious.

Harel Namesakes

  • Aharon Harel, Politician
  • Aliza Harel, Baba Sali's daughter
  • Alon Harel, Philosopher
  • Amos Harel, Journalist
  • Anat Harel, Actress
  • Asaf Lavie Harel, Film director
  • Aharon Harel, Politician
  • Simon Harel, Writer
  • Brit Harel, Film producer
  • Dov Harel, Mathematician

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