Candle Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Candle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Candle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Marshall Islands411:1,264324
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:86,2868,969

Candle (504) may also be a first name.

Candle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Candle is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Candle is the 945,594th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Candle live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 377,412th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 504 people.

The surname Candle is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 30 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The Marshall Islands, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Candle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Candle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Candle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Candle are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Candle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning $35,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.96% less than the national average, earning $40,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Candler924,693/
Candele921,632/
Chandle92147/
Scandle92136/
Candley92108/
Caundle9239/
Candile9226/
Candles923/
Canddle922/
Ceandle921/
Caindle920/
Chandley861,098/
Chandlee86419/
Candille86368/
Candelle86121/
Candless8641/
Candlett8641/
Scandley864/
Chandlea863/
Candlesh861/
Caandler861/
Chandhle861/
Chandlei861/
Candleer861/
Czandler861/
Kandle831,105/
Sandle83932/
Jandle8345/
Condle8333/
Zandle8312/
Candla832/
Candly831/
Chandelle80141/
Candeille80124/
Candelley8017/
Candaille809/
Dchandler802/
Candellet802/
Candeller801/
Candaelle801/
Kandele77819/
Kandile77422/
Condley77327/
Zandler77199/
Sandlie77187/
Candeal77152/
Candeil77149/
Sandley77138/
Condler7769/
Jandles7766/
Kandley7727/
Khandle7727/
Chandli7718/
Csandli7714/
Scandly7710/
Jandler779/
Chandly778/
Sandlee777/
Saandle774/
Condile774/
Condele773/
Kaundle771/
Kandlea771/
Kandlei771/
Kandlle771/
Candail771/
Kaindle771/
Zeandle770/
Camdley770/
Camdlle770/
Quandle770/
Sandleu770/
Jandley770/
Camdler770/
Chondle770/
Cachindele753/
Candlish711,416/
Candella711,014/
Candelli71239/
Coundley7195/
Condelle7184/
Chandlay7163/
Candilla7129/
Khandile7118/
Jandelle7111/
Candlich718/
Kandelle717/
Candeilh717/
Khandele715/
Quandile714/
Kaundile713/
Tsandler712/
Sandelle712/
Conndley712/
Kahandle711/
Khandler711/
Kanndele711/
Camtdlle711/
Candliss711/
Candelly711/
Sandille711/
Candellé711/
Candylla711/
Candlist710/
Seandley710/
Kondle67748/
Kandli67683/
Sandli67496/
Scandelli67390/
Kandla67326/
Jondle67310/
Ciandella67175/
Candiolli6750/
Condly6745/
Sondle6743/
Condelles6738/
Zandli6738/
Kandly6719/
Saindelle6713/
Kandiller6710/
Jeandelle674/
Jandli673/
Kasendile672/
Qandla672/
Khandeale671/
Kandielle671/
Jahandley671/
Czadla671/
Zondle671/
Chandelly671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Candle
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