The Harmel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 505 people carried this name — #42,858 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 7% from 543 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Harmel.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Marne.
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 41 people named Harmel 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 Hainaut.
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.
Who carried it
People named Harmel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinz Harmel 1906–2000 · military personnel
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Pierre Harmel 1911–2009 · lawyer
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A. Lerumo 1915–1974 · revolutionary
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Mohamed Harmel 1929–2011 · politician
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Mohamed Harmel 1929–2011 · politician
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Carole Harmel 1945– · photographer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Harmel.
- Hare 16,304 · U.S. census
- Harel 506 · U.S. census
- Haren 1,041 · U.S. census
- Hari 804 · U.S. census
- Harle 599 · U.S. census
- Harlin 1,511 · U.S. census
- Harnisch 578 · U.S. census
- Harnist 156 · U.S. census
- Harnois 830 · U.S. census
- Haro 11,547 · U.S. census
- Haroun 378 · U.S. census
- Haroutunian 408 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Harmel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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