Engel Surname
Approximately 131,176 people bear this surname
Engel Surname Definition:
(Ger.) 1 the first elem. of various compd. names (see following): it is the sing, of the national name (Old English Engle, Angles or English: see England in Dict.) [The etym. is an Old Teutonic word for ‘meadow,’ ‘grassland,’ seen in Old Norse eng, Middle Dutch engh, and O.
Read More About This SurnameEngel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 66,184 | 1:1,216 | 87 |
| United States | 31,582 | 1:11,477 | 1,430 |
| France | 4,717 | 1:14,082 | 1,454 |
| Brazil | 4,543 | 1:47,122 | 1,857 |
| Netherlands | 2,845 | 1:5,936 | 644 |
| Canada | 2,475 | 1:14,887 | 2,179 |
| Switzerland | 2,110 | 1:3,892 | 551 |
| Russia | 2,057 | 1:70,065 | 9,051 |
| South Africa | 2,010 | 1:26,954 | 3,440 |
| Austria | 1,918 | 1:4,440 | 482 |
| Australia | 1,330 | 1:20,298 | 2,815 |
| Poland | 1,223 | 1:31,078 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1,134 | 1:512 | 37 |
| Denmark | 1,098 | 1:5,141 | 467 |
| Argentina | 981 | 1:43,571 | 3,671 |
| Turkey | 760 | 1:102,397 | 8,878 |
| England | 444 | 1:125,491 | 12,566 |
| Hungary | 316 | 1:31,064 | 3,396 |
| Kazakhstan | 294 | 1:60,145 | 7,461 |
| Indonesia | 256 | 1:516,598 | 42,062 |
| Belgium | 226 | 1:50,870 | 8,310 |
| Sweden | 216 | 1:45,587 | 3,572 |
| Spain | 205 | 1:228,059 | 15,056 |
| Thailand | 203 | 1:347,972 | 60,483 |
| Czechia | 194 | 1:54,812 | 9,176 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | 133 | 1:34,048 | 5,884 |
| Mexico | 120 | 1:1,034,385 | 13,379 |
| Chile | 106 | 1:166,193 | 5,518 |
| Guatemala | 82 | 1:196,130 | 3,786 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Italy | 73 | 1:837,763 | 64,881 |
| Ecuador | 71 | 1:224,026 | 8,184 |
| Slovakia | 65 | 1:82,099 | 15,886 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Croatia | 51 | 1:82,914 | 14,118 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,510 | 1:14,307 | 1,829 |
Engel (5,851) may also be a first name.
Engel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) 1 the first elem. of various compd. names (see following): it is the sing, of the national name (Old English Engle, Angles or English: see England in Dict.) [The etym. is an Old Teutonic word for ‘meadow,’ ‘grassland,’ seen in Old Norse eng, Middle Dutch engh, and O.L.Ger. and O.H.Ger. angar (mod. Ger. anger), in which last the -ar is really a pl. suff. corresp. to the Old Norse pl. -iar, -jar (engiar, meadows): -el is the diminutive suff.] 2 Angel [see Angel in Dict.]
“Angel” in Dutch and German (from house or inn sign).
(German, Dutch) The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.
User-submitted Reference
Engel: 'Angel.' Ornamental. German origin. Borne by German people, but also Ashkenazi Jews. From 'engel' (noun, German, 'angel').
- archeroftheeyesEngel Demographics
Average Male Engel Height
176.52 cm
Average Female Engel Height
163.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Engel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Engel (Arabic: انغل, Georgian: ენგელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﻞ, Russian: Энгель) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engel? popularity and diffusion
Engel is the 4,295th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 55,555 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Engel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 87,111th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 5,851 people.
Engel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 66,184 people, or 1 in 1,216. In Germany Engel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Engel is found in 127 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Engel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Engel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 608 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Engel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Sunni (40%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Engel are 13.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.6% being registered with the party.
The amount Engel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning 320,565 kr per year; in Peru they earn 348.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 86,994 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning R 304,788 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $21,811,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,319 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Engel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Engel in the Georgian language | ||
| ენგელ | engel | - |
| Engel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﻞ | anjl | - |
| Engel in the Russian language | ||
| Энгель | engel | - |
| Engel in the Arabic language | ||
| انغل | anghl | - |
| اينجيل | aynjyl | - |
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