Family name אקל (Ekela 
, Eckel 
, אקל 
) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name אקל is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, אקל is the forename as well as the last name.