Family name Йоэль (Yoel 
, Йоэль 
, Lassinantti 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Йоэль is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Israel, Venezuela, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Йоэль is the forename as well as the last name.