Candel Surname

68,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Candel Surname Definition:

From Candel in Dorset. Henry de Candela was juror on an inquest on the lands of Hopkelchoc in 1259 (APS., I, p. 98 fed). Thomas de la Chaundel of Peeblesshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a lion rampant to sinister, S' Thom de Candela (Bain, II, p.

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Candel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,1281:14,9461,701
India1,5901:482,43124,503
Philippines6921:146,29824,525
Ecuador4921:32,3293,839
France4081:162,80125,359
Argentina2061:207,49217,125
Netherlands1891:89,35014,763
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Romania661:304,21027,263
El Salvador561:113,2841,699
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Chile201:880,82418,509
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England131:4,286,005132,302
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Candel (515) may also be a first name.

Candel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Candel in Dorset. Henry de Candela was juror on an inquest on the lands of Hopkelchoc in 1259 (APS., I, p. 98 fed). Thomas de la Chaundel of Peeblesshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a lion rampant to sinister, S' Thom de Candela (Bain, II, p. 199,550). Martyn de Chaundel of Edinburghshire also rendered homage in the same year and had his lands restored to him (ibid., p. 206,218). William de Candyl witnessed a charter by Stephen Flemyng, master of the Hospital of Soltre, 1426 (Soltre, p. 52) See also under Anstruther.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Candel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Candel (Hindi: चन्देल, Marathi: चंदेल) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Candel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,893rd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,011,457 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Candel reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Candel is also the 372,418th most common first name on earth, held by 515 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 3,128 people, or 1 in 14,946. In Spain Candel is most frequent in: Valencian Community, where 39 percent are found, Murcia, where 27 percent are found and Madrid, where 9 percent are found. Beside Spain this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Candel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Candel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Candel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Candel surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the party.

The amount Candel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 75.98% more than the national average, earning $87,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chandel9229,699/
Candell921,152/
Scandel9242/
Candiel9228/
Candael9221/
Candeel9218/
Canndel926/
Cahndel922/
Candl912/
Scandell8654/
Channdel8630/
Chandell8617/
Chhandel866/
Cantdell861/
Ceandell860/
Kandel8341,493/
Sandel834,879/
Candil832,168/
Qandel83943/
Condel83325/
Zandel83179/
Jandel83170/
Csandl8368/
Camdel8321/
Chandl8315/
Candöl833/
Candelová801/
Chaundell801/
Scanndell800/
Kandeel7717,913/
Sandell778,459/
Kandiel774,776/
Qandeel772,952/
Jeandel772,114/
Condell771,371/
Khandel771,342/
Kandell77936/
Chandil77400/
Quandel77295/
Sandiel7784/
Zandell7782/
Kaindel7768/
Jhandel7745/
Seandel7730/
Sanduel7721/
Candill7716/
Sandeel7711/
Sandehl7710/
Qandiel775/
Saindel774/
Dsandel774/
Djandel773/
Camndil773/
Camdell772/
Coundel772/
Kanndel772/
Jandeel772/
Kaundel771/
Sanndel771/
Chondel771/
Condeul771/
Jaandel771/
Kandehl771/
Candéll771/
Candild771/
Jandell770/
Jandl733,109/
Kandl73518/
Sandl73383/
Zandl73256/
Condl7311/
Camdl730/
Tschandl71113/
Jeandell7180/
Candlett7141/
Jhandeel7125/
Trzandel7114/
Kahandel7111/
Sahandel718/
Camtdell714/
Candlesh711/
Cheindel711/
Saandeel711/
Jahandel711/
Keandeel710/
Seandell710/
Quandell710/
Saandell710/
Conndell710/
Kandil6791,026/
Sandil679,310/
Kaindl673,898/
Qandil672,625/
Kondel671,150/
Jaindl67560/
Sondel67214/
Khandl67148/
Zandelova6763/
Zaindl6749/
Condil6743/
Zandil6732/
Kandelova6726/
Jondel6722/
Kandelová6716/
Jandil6715/
Kandyl6714/
Ciocindel674/
Cousindel673/
Camdil673/
Janděl672/
Khandeeld671/
Jamdel671/
Kaisindel671/
Kayndl671/
Sandîl671/
Sándel671/
Qahndl671/
Zainnddel671/
Kandlh671/

Candel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Candel in the Hindi language
चन्देलcandela-
Candel in the Marathi language
चंदेलcandela-

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