Popel is a surname with multiple origins. Notable people with the surname include:
Aleh Popel (born 1983), Belarusian footballer Esther Popel (1896–1958), African-American poet, activist, and educator Heike Popel (born 1961), East German luger Nikolai Popel (1901–1980), Soviet lieutenant-general Stepan Popel (1909–1987), Ukrainian-American chess champion
See also
Popiel (disambiguation), Polish surname Poepel Pöppel, German surname