Brendel Surname

29,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brendel Surname User-submission:

Brendel is Old German for slash-and-burn farmers, from the German, brandroder.

The name has its origin in Upper Franconia in the North of Bavaria.

Brendel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,7011:6,339771
United States3,4251:105,82711,617
France4821:137,80621,137
Poland3241:117,31117,528
Netherlands2611:64,70211,096
Russia2461:585,86652,006
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Israel781:109,71312,377
Luxembourg731:7,9531,239
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Canada551:669,92054,285
Australia501:539,91440,287
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Austria101:851,54467,454
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Norway61:857,04855,549
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Brendel (406) may also be a first name.

Brendel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brendel is Old German for slash-and-burn farmers, from the German, brandroder.

The name has its origin in Upper Franconia in the North of Bavaria.

- anna.maria.haeusler

Brendel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brendel (Marathi: ॅन्डेल, Russian: Брендель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brendel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,222nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 396,817 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Brendel live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brendel is also the 427,982nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 406 people.

The last name Brendel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 12,701 people, or 1 in 6,339. In Germany Brendel is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Brendel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brendel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brendel last name increased 876 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brendel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brendel last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States Brendel are 18.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.37% registered with the party.

The amount Brendel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.31% less than the national average, earning 161,580 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.79% less than the national average, earning R 48,036 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brendell93535/
Braendel93119/
Briendel9324/
Bruendel9315/
Broendel935/
Brendehl934/
Bhrendel930/
Brendl92298/
Brndel928/
Brindel86406/
Bründel86187/
Brändel86176/
Bryndel8678/
Bruendl8671/
Brøndel8653/
Breundl8649/
Briendl8647/
Bröndel862/
Brendil862/
Brendelová828/
Brindell80262/
Wrendell803/
Bründl771,081/
Brindl77165/
Brändl7757/
Bryndl771/
Brendlová75176/
Brendlova756/
Brindil712/
Brindlet671/
Wrindell670/
Brimdell670/
Brindill670/
Brindlová631/
Brändleová591/

Brendel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brendel in the Marathi language
ॅन्डेलendela-
Brendel in the Russian language
Брендельbrendel-

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