Aurel is a Romanian-language masculine given name derived from Latin "Aurelius". The country with the largest proportion of people named Aurel is Albania with 0.1209% of the population. Following is Romania and France.
People with the name include: Aurel Aldea (1887–1949), Romanian general, Interior Minister, and anti-communist resistance leader Aurel Babeș (1886–1962), Romanian pathologist Aurel Băeșu (1896–1928), Romanian painter Aurel Benović (born 2000), Croatian artistic gymnast Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982), Hungarian painter and art theorist Aurel Bratu (born 1973), Romanian fencer Aurel Braun (born 1947), Canadian political scientist Aurel Bulgariu (1934–1995), Romanian handball player Aurel Bylykbashi, Albanian politician Aurel Ciupe (1900–1985), Romanian painter Aurel S. Croissant (born 1969), German political scientist Aurél Csertői (born 1965), Hungarian football player and manager Aurel Dermek (1925–1989), Slovak mycologist Aurél Dessewffy (1808–1842), Hungarian journalist and politician Aurél Dessewffy (1846–1928), Hungarian politician Aurel Guga (1898–1936), Romanian football player Aurel Iancu (born 1928), Romanian economist Aurel Jivi (1943–2002), Romanian Orthodox priest Aurél von Kelemen (1888–1968), Hungarian tennis player Aurel Kolnai (1900–1973), Hungarian philosopher Aurel Krause (1848–1908), German geographer Aurel Léger (1894–1961), Canadian politician Aurel Loșniță (born 1927), Romanian gymnast Aurel Macarencu (born 1963), Romanian sprint canoer Aurel Onciul (1864–1921), ethnic Romanian politician in Bukovina Aurel Pantea (born 1952), Romanian poet and literary critic Aurel Percă (born 1951), Romanian Catholic bishop Aurel Persu (1890–1977), Romanian engineer Aurel Popovici (1863–1917), ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian lawyer and politician Aurel Rău (born 1930), Romanian writer Aurel Saulea, Moldovan politician Aurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist Aurel Stodola (1859–1942), Slovak engineer, physicist, and inventor Aurél Stromfeld (1878–1927), Hungarian general Aurel Suciu (1853–1898), ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian lawyer and political activist Aurel Șelaru (1935–2020), Romanian cyclist Aurel Ștefan (born 1950), Romanian fencer Aurel Șunda (born 1957), Romanian football player and manager Aurel Toma (1911–1980), Romanian professional boxer Aurel Țicleanu (born 1959), Romanian football player and manager Aurel Vaszin (1885–1979), Romanian-American roller coaster designer Aurel Vernescu (1939–2008), Romanian sprint canoeist Aurel Vlaicu (1882–1913), Romanian aviation pioneer Aurel Wintner (1903–1958), Hungarian-American mathematician