Family name Hēl (Heil 
, Hēl ) , worldwide, is a common surname. The cognomen Hēl is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Eswatini, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Hēl is the forename as well as the last name.