Engel Surname

4,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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.

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Engel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany66,1841:1,21687
United States31,5821:11,4771,430
France4,7171:14,0821,454
Brazil4,5431:47,1221,857
Netherlands2,8451:5,936644
Canada2,4751:14,8872,179
Switzerland2,1101:3,892551
Russia2,0571:70,0659,051
South Africa2,0101:26,9543,440
Austria1,9181:4,440482
Australia1,3301:20,2982,815
Poland1,2231:31,0784,748
Luxembourg1,1341:51237
Denmark1,0981:5,141467
Argentina9811:43,5713,671
Turkey7601:102,3978,878
England4441:125,49112,566
Hungary3161:31,0643,396
Kazakhstan2941:60,1457,461
Indonesia2561:516,59842,062
Belgium2261:50,8708,310
Sweden2161:45,5873,572
Spain2051:228,05915,056
Thailand2031:347,97260,483
Czechia1941:54,8129,176
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Mexico1201:1,034,38513,379
Chile1061:166,1935,518
Guatemala821:196,1303,786
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Italy731:837,76364,881
Ecuador711:224,0268,184
Slovakia651:82,09915,886
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Israel571:150,13415,774
Croatia511:82,91414,118
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Norway441:116,87015,419
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
India151:51,137,692512,385
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
China111:124,301,9616,553
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Finland61:916,11741,832
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Curaçao41:39,312638
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5101:14,3071,829

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Angel” in Dutch and German (from house or inn sign).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Dutch) The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Engel: 'Angel.' Ornamental. German origin. Borne by German people, but also Ashkenazi Jews. From 'engel' (noun, German, 'angel').

- archeroftheeyes

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) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,295th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,555 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Engel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. Engel is also the 87,111th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,851 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 66,184 people, or 1 in 1,216. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Hesse, where 12 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 127 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Engel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Engel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Engel surname 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 adherence of those holding the Engel surname 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 national average, with 60.6% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hengel911,888/
Engell911,052/
Gengel91262/
Engiel91229/
Yengel91109/
Enguel91103/
Enggel9172/
Eingel9144/
Enghel9125/
Jengel9116/
Aengel915/
Engelø912/
Oengel911/
Emngel911/
Eangel910/
Entgel910/
Eengel910/
Engl896,987/
Egel892,092/
Engnell83179/
Enengel8357/
Haengel8346/
Enguell8337/
Engnehl838/
Henguel838/
Jeungel831/
Engeldt831/
Yenggel831/
Gengell831/
Gengiel831/
D'Engel831/
Yenguel831/
Hengell830/
Heingel830/
Engield830/
Angel80179,476/
Hegel805,378/
Öngel803,270/
Hengl801,497/
Ingel80904/
Enele80877/
Eggel80852/
Engül80639/
Eigel80612/
Engil80519/
Ensel80511/
Gegel80476/
Ongel80442/
Enzel80403/
Enhel80283/
Enyel80214/
Encel80116/
Esgel80101/
Enjel8094/
Eagel8082/
Egael8074/
Eugel8053/
Eniel8046/
Gengl8025/
Eygel8017/
Eguel8011/
Egell8010/
Enxel809/
Ejgel807/
Egeld806/
Egiel804/
Egnel803/
Jngel802/
Emgel801/
Ängel801/
Iegel801/
Engeł801/
Egeel801/
Ekgel801/
Eangl800/
Engll800/
Engelová77235/
Engelova7716/
Ennengel7713/
Giengiel7713/
Engelsås777/
Engelowa771/
Gengihel770/
Egl75152/
Hensel7329,748/
Angell7316,526/
Henzel733,954/
Gençel733,879/
Genzel731,959/
Gensel731,517/
Hiegel731,321/
Heugel73817/
Heigel73795/
Geygel73577/
Egnell73525/
Ensell73503/
Gencel73402/
Angiel73392/
Hencel73392/
Hangel73339/
Enengl73318/
Hingel73283/
Einsel73255/
Yengil73224/
Gingel73211/
Englet73170/
Henžel73159/
Geniel73137/
Hengil73136/
Encell73108/
Gengil73106/
Heniel7385/
Anggel7374/
Ingell7367/
Enzsel7352/
Angelė7352/
Inguel7351/
Enzell7346/
Yengül7343/
Gecgel7342/
Henjel7337/
Heegel7333/
Heagel7331/
Henßel7331/
Eijgel7330/
Enisel7328/
Ejgiel7327/
Eigelt7326/
Geggel7324/
Aangel7323/
Hongel7322/
Eagell7321/
Enggil7319/
Inggel7319/
Eigell7318/
Geneal7316/
Henyel7313/
Inghel7312/
Yongel7312/
Eangil7311/
Aingel7310/
Henhel739/
Enesel738/
Engill738/
Jingel738/
Eneile738/
Hegell738/
Enzelt738/
Ongell737/
Engled736/
Enjell735/
Etniel735/
Enășel735/
Eggell734/
Ingoel734/
Enelle734/
Ongiel734/
Heingl734/
Hegiel734/
Genhel734/
Eneșel734/
Jeneil733/
Enjele733/
Emguel733/
Henele733/
Einzel733/
Eugael732/
Engail732/
Enchel732/
Heguel732/
Yingel732/
Heygel732/
Enzeel732/
Yenele732/
Eneele732/
Enzhel732/
Jiegel731/
Jeneul731/
Jengil731/
Ecgell731/
Eaniel731/
Eanzel731/
Eunsel731/
Esniel731/
Ensiel731/
Hesgel731/
Jeneal731/
Ienzel731/
Enzoel731/
Ingiel731/
Geegel731/
Enniel731/
Eynzel731/
Eugiel731/
Ennhel731/
Iongel731/
Jenele731/
Endjel731/
Ennele731/
Genyel731/
Ingeel731/
Eugell730/
Enseel730/
Ehingl730/
Esgell730/
Heneil730/
Issenguel712,765/
Heisingel716/
Hengelová713/
Heinzel674,920/
Igel674,028/
Gingell673,371/
Eigl671,003/
Eggl67654/
Henzell67561/
Hensell67456/
Angl67344/
Hongell67312/
Englett67298/
Henchel67258/
Henshel67223/
Henszel67193/
Heigele67192/
Henzsel67143/
Egül67130/
Hangiel67115/
Ienesel67111/
Englová67110/
Egil67101/
Genshel6797/
Esengil6785/
Enzl6773/
Ennengl6772/
Égel6761/
Einhell6751/
Etensel6747/
Genchel6747/
Yenesel6744/
Heincel6743/
Enžl6741/
Yenisel6739/
Ygel6737/
Hinguel6733/
Eugl6726/
Henssel6725/
Henselt6724/
Endzhel6723/
Heygele6723/
Hegnelt6723/
Heagele6722/
Heinsel6719/
Hegnell6716/
Aingell6715/
Gegl6715/
D'angel6714/
Hegl6712/
Esinsel6712/
Henelle6712/
İçengil6712/
Enle6711/
Englesh6710/
Esengöl6710/
Ingl679/
Eagl679/
Yngnell679/
Genkhel678/
Ingnell678/
Isingel678/
Egelová677/
Enehill677/
Jenelle676/
Gensell676/
Engleth676/
Heansel675/
Hinggel675/
Eglė675/
Egelova674/
Jenesel674/
Jennele674/
Henscel674/
Egld674/
Einssel673/
Isensel673/
Ingield672/
Ensield672/
Genssel672/
Henseel672/
Icengil672/
Esingil672/
Ethniel672/
Gingiel672/
Hangell672/
Jeangil672/
İsengül672/
Ensl672/
Eqgl672/
Enjl672/
Enhl672/
Eegl672/
Jenealt671/
Jingell671/
Jenneil671/
Eiguell671/
Einseld671/
Ennettl671/
Enechel671/
Hiegiel671/
Hinghel671/
Jeangyl671/
Hensuel671/
Hendżel671/
Heinele671/
Ongl671/
Gencgül671/
Einjeld671/
Ennehil671/
Hendjel671/
Yngl671/
Ekgl671/
Esgl671/
Endjell671/
Enzeldt671/
Enxl671/
Emgl671/
Jngl671/
Hensiel671/
Hentcel671/
Henzeld671/
Henehel671/
Iegl671/
Jeanele670/
Einsell670/
Hennele670/
Yenelle670/
Aangell670/
Angeell670/

Engel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engel in the Georgian language
ენგელengel-
Engel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺠﻞanjl-
Engel in the Russian language
Энгельengel-
Engel in the Arabic language
انغلanghl-
اينجيلaynjyl-

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