Last name فرانكل (Frankel 
, Frankl , Fraenkel ) , globally, is a common family name. The family name فرانكل is characteristic of Aruba, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, and Israel, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, فرانكل is the forename as well as the last name.