Throughout the world, Þorkell (Torkel 
, Torquil 
, Þorkell 
) is a rare male first name. The first name Þorkell is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Iceland, where it is quite a rare male name, Sweden, and Norway. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Þorkell is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Torkel | United Kingdom, United States, Norway, Sweden, Germany |
| Torquil | Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Belgium |
| Þorkell | Iceland, United States |
| Thorkell | Iceland, Norway, United States |
| þorkell máni Icelandic aristocrat, IS (b. 918) |
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| þorkell bjarnason (b. 912) |
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| þorkell þorgeirsson IS (b. 985) |
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| þorkell tjörvason (b. 1002) |
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| þorkell hamarskáld (b. 1050) |
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| þorkell arngrímsson (b. 1629) |
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| þorkell bjarnason (b. 1839) |
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| þorkell þorkelsson (b. 1876) |
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| þorkell sigurbjörnsson composer from Iceland (1938-2013), IS (b. 1938) |
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| þorkell heiðarsson (b. 1970) |
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| þorkell skallason Icelandic poet, IS |
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| þorkell skúmsson |
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| þorkell þórðarson |
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Jónsson, Heiðarsson, Guðmundsson, Pétursson, Sigvaldason, Sigurðsson, Þorkelsson, Vignisson, Sigurlaugsson, Einarsson, Jóhannsson, Guðjónsson, Bjarnason, Björnsson, Magnússon, Ingvason, Helgason, Traustason, and Gunnarsson