Cognomen Upel (Upel 
, Упел 
) , throughout the world, is a rare last name. The last name Upel is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Venezuela, where it is a very rare surname, and Germany. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, and Venezuela. Likewise, Upel is the forename as well as the last name.