Family name Франкель (Frankel 
, Франкель 
) , in all the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Франкель is characteristic of Aruba, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, and Israel, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Франкель is the forename as well as the last name.