The Frankel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,633 people carried this name — #4,855 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Frankel.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 28 people named Frankel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Frankel.
- Francone 287 · U.S. census
- Francy 268 · U.S. census
- Franczak 394 · U.S. census
- Frand 154 · U.S. census
- Frank 65,918 · U.S. census
- Franke 7,375 · U.S. census
- Frankhauser 227 · U.S. census
- Franklin 114,859 · U.S. census
- Frankowski 961 · U.S. census
- Frantz 12,252 · U.S. census
- Frantzen 620 · U.S. census
- Franz 11,553 · U.S. census
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