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Where Does The Last Name Engel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Engel (Arabic: انغل, Georgian: ენგელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﻞ, Russian: Энгель) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Engel is the 4,295^th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,555 people. The last name Engel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Engel reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Engel is also the 87,111^th most common first name throughout the world, held by 5,851 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 66,184 people, or 1 in 1,216. In Germany Engel is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside, Hesse, where 12 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 127 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Engel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Engel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Engel last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 608 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Engel surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Sunni (40%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Engel last name are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.6% being registered with the political 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.