Around the world, Ikel (Ikel 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom female forename. The first name Ikel is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a very rare male name, Philippines, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Indonesia, China, and Nigeria. Likewise, Ikel is the last name as well as the forename.