Family name אראל (Arel 
, Erel 
, Arell 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The cognomen אראל is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cyprus. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Turkey, the United States, and Israel. Also, אראל is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Arel | Philippines, United States, Turkey, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia |
| Erel | Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Turkey, Israel |
| Arell | Canada, Philippines, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia |
| אראל | Israel |
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שלמה אראל Israeli Navy general, IL (b. 1920) |
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| ריכרד אראל IL (b. 1899) |
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דורון אראל Israeli mountain climber, IL (b. 1959) |
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גל אראל Israeli footballer, IL (b. 1989) |
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| עמי אראל IL (b. 1947) |
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| ארן אראל Israeli manager and author, IL (b. 1982) |
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| שי אראל IL (b. 1977) |
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| טל אראל Israeli baseball player, IL (b. 1996) |
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