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 Engel Salary in
United States
$47,769 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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