Adel Surname

833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Adel Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic name "عادل", and it means a person who is fair and equal.

Adel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt533,5781:1729
Saudi Arabia26,9111:1,147104
Syria14,9641:1,290177
Iraq10,6371:3,292362
Iran9,1821:8,3621,151
Libya7,6641:815189
Algeria7,5491:5,117811
Sudan7,0001:5,359780
Morocco3,5781:9,6361,343
Philippines2,8841:35,1035,346
Bangladesh2,4331:65,4983,262
Kuwait1,3591:2,797357
Bahrain9111:1,480207
United States8531:424,92336,761
United Arab Emirates7111:12,8861,593
Afghanistan6421:50,0831,747
Germany5801:138,80316,843
Cameroon5191:40,0175,336
Indonesia4971:266,09524,062
Pakistan4661:383,3567,338
Yemen3721:71,0364,981
France3691:180,00728,035
Qatar2871:8,216893
India2811:2,729,77084,601
Kenya2681:172,31313,112
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Oman2251:16,3911,699
Jordan1961:45,1144,751
Spain1421:329,24019,264
Tunisia1421:4,300671
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Lebanon1191:47,3704,030
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
Djibouti1001:9,149584
England991:562,80934,447
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Palestine941:48,3925,036
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Finland571:96,4339,934
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Australia381:710,41347,396
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Austria251:340,61736,996
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Niger201:959,60121,357
Greece191:583,14770,237
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
South Sudan161:713,442947
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Ädel (342), Adél (4) & Ádel (1) are calculated separately.

Adel (1,158,138) may also be a first name.

Adel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic name "عادل", and it means a person who is fair and equal.

- seven_yes

Twenty-three people with this surname reside in Algiers.

- salchino

Adel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adel (Arabic: عادل, Bengali: এদেল, Georgian: ადელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺩﻝ, Hindi: अदेल, Marathi: अडेल, Russian: Адель) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ädel, Adél or Ádel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833rd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,438 people. The surname Adel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Adel reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 86 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 727th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,158,138 people.

Adel is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 533,578 people, or 1 in 172. Other than Egypt it exists in 117 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found and Syria, where 2 percent are found.

Adel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Adel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Adel surname is predominantly Muslim (79%) in Russia, Christian (90%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (38%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Adel last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Adel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning 274,001 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $21,979,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ädel92342/
Adél924/
Ádel921/
Adeel8947,615/
Adell896,607/
Aidel892,297/
Adiel892,116/
Aadel891,861/
Hadel89998/
Adelt89782/
Gadel89476/
Audel89220/
Addel89165/
Asdel8950/
Ahdel8916/
Adelh8910/
Aydel897/
Aduel895/
Adael893/
Aedel892/
Aïdel892/
Eadel891/
Adeul891/
Adelė891/
Ajdel891/
Ade'l891/
A'Del891/
Adl864,505/
Gaudel803,765/
Haydel801,988/
Hadeel801,725/
Gaydel80458/
Aydell80230/
Gadell80226/
Asdell80138/
Aidhel8095/
Gajdel8092/
Hajdel8075/
Haudel8045/
Haidel8045/
Audell8041/
Aydele8028/
Hadiel8026/
Gaidel8019/
A'Deel8018/
Ahdell8016/
Aadeel8014/
Hadell8013/
Aidiel8011/
Adelph809/
Aidele809/
Haddel807/
Addeel807/
Hasdel806/
Haedel806/
Aidell805/
Headel803/
Hadelt803/
Addiel802/
Adeell802/
Aideel802/
Gaddel801/
Audiel801/
Aedell801/
Ajdele801/
Hadael801/
Addell801/
Asdeel801/
Adeelh801/
Adiell800/
Gaadel800/
Aydelt800/
Eadell800/
Audeel800/
Ashdel800/
Adil75154,788/
Edel758,776/
Odel75755/
Aadl75569/
Hadl75408/
Adyl75238/
Ödel75209/
Adlt7568/
Addl7510/
Adhl759/
Aedl757/
Gadl756/
Asdl753/
Aidl753/
Eadl752/
Adll752/
Adlı751/
Audl751/
Adlh751/
Ahadiel73150/
Adelova73143/
Hasdell73102/
Haydell7399/
Gadgeel7323/
Adelowa7319/
Haddell7312/
Adelová739/
Adehlph736/
Gaudell734/
Ausdell732/
Aydelhe732/
Gaidell732/
Haidiel732/
Haydele731/
Gaddell731/
Aheidel731/
Aidelhe731/
Hajdell731/
Gaidelė731/
Adehele731/
Atdiell730/
Ashdell730/
Auddell730/
Haidell730/
Easdell730/
Odell6737,244/
Aadil6714,000/
Hodel676,271/
Godel672,262/
Aidil672,246/
Gadil671,777/
Hadil671,372/
Haidl67978/
Edell67974/
Eidel67780/
Hedel67737/
Aydil67609/
Ehdel67493/
Hödel67202/
Adlet67188/
Gaudl67169/
Adleh67148/
Haydl67121/
Addil67102/
Eydel6791/
Audil6777/
Adiol6771/
Oedel6744/
Adill6736/
Odiel6735/
Ödell6728/
Ediel6724/
Aedil6722/
Ähdel6722/
Oudel6721/
Ahdil6719/
Asdøl6718/
Aadhl6717/
Eddel6715/
O'Del6712/
Odeel6712/
Hädel6711/
Osdel6710/
Asdil6710/
Hajdl679/
Oddel678/
Eedel678/
Aduul676/
Eadil676/
Eudel675/
Aadlh674/
Edeel673/
Adéll673/
Ädehl673/
Eduel673/
Gaddl672/
Oduel672/
Ojdel672/
Adgil672/
Haadl672/
A'Dil672/
Headl671/
Eadll671/
Aydelova671/
Adilp671/
Aedll671/
Audll671/
Uidel671/
Edehl671/
Gadyl671/
Edael671/
Adltd671/
Adijl671/
Adyll671/
Gadlh671/
Hadyl671/
Hadelova671/
Hadl-670/
Aidyl670/
Haudl670/

Adel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adel in the Georgian language
ადელadel-
Adel in the Bengali language
এদেলedela-
Adel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﺩﻝadl89.47
ﻋﺪﻝdl10.53
Adel in the Hindi language
अदेलadela60
आदेलadela20
अदीलadila20
Adel in the Marathi language
अडेलadela47.62
आदेलadela36.51
आडेलadela12.7
अदेलadela3.17
Adel in the Russian language
Адельadel-
Adel in the Arabic language
عادلadl-

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