Around the globe, Privel (Privel 
) is quite a rare male forename. The given name Privel is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Much less frequently, Privel is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Privel | Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, United Kingdom, France |
| privel hinkati French-Beninese rower, FR (b. 1988) |
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