Vanel is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vanel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Surname worn especially in the Loire and the Vaucluse. This is a place name, several hamlets calling (the) Vanel, especially in the Rhone (Saint-Just-d'Avray, Lamure-sur-Azergues, Montromant, Lanyards, Bourg-de-Thizy) but also in the Ardèche (Privas) or the Loire (Chazelles-sur-Lavieu) and Gard (Gagnières) and Lozere (Serverette). Meaning uncertain: probably a rocky place, steep (derived from Van, prélatin term), but we can also think of the lapwing (vanel in Occitan).

How popular is Vanel?

Vanel is common in France.

Vanel is ranked 192636 on our list.

Vanel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Monaco. Around 1811 people have been found who wears Vanel as their family name. Vanel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
812 Monaco5
2,550 Haiti3
91,784 Netherlands2
40,256 Mexico2
11,224 Cameroon2
124,220 Italy2
50,549 Georgia1
13,606 Senegal1
151,601 Spain1
30,360 Thailand1
81,201 Switzerland1
66,560 Philippines1
165,773 Belarus1
24,771 Colombia1
49,101 Denmark1
2,715 Gabon1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
326,585 United States47
43,662 Belgium30
144,062 Canada16
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Vanel:
99,812 India216
Countries with thousands of Vanel:
6,161 France1,396
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Vanita Quezada
vanel is a van derived name means in old french wicker basket and designated the basket maker: Jobs name this name may also represent an abridged form of vanelli Italian name, familiere giovanni form, that is to say jeans in French .

Vanel Namesakes

  • Charles Vanel, Actor
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  • Marlin VanElderen, Author
  • Charles Vanel, Actor
  • Charles Vanel, Actor
  • Sandro Vanello, Soccer player
  • Séverine Vanel, Film director
  • Séverine Vanel, Film director

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