Engels Surname
Approximately 37,824 people bear this surname
Engels Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.
Engels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,773 | 1:4,071 | 457 |
| United States | 4,577 | 1:79,191 | 9,043 |
| Netherlands | 4,504 | 1:3,749 | 344 |
| Belgium | 4,450 | 1:2,584 | 227 |
| South Africa | 953 | 1:56,850 | 7,218 |
| France | 645 | 1:102,981 | 15,164 |
| Brazil | 641 | 1:333,969 | 12,850 |
| Russia | 631 | 1:228,404 | 24,579 |
| Canada | 268 | 1:137,484 | 14,186 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| Luxembourg | 100 | 1:5,805 | 854 |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 1:178,611 | 17,118 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Austria | 63 | 1:135,166 | 18,435 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Belarus | 35 | 1:271,459 | 31,360 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 361 | 1:139,110 | 13,141 |
Engels (3,398) may also be a first name.
Engels Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.
Engels Demographics
Engels Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Engels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engels Come From? nationality or country of origin
Engels (Georgian: ენგელს, Russian: Энгельс) is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engels? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,732nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 192,670 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Engels live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Engels is also the 122,167th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,398 people.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 19,773 people, or 1 in 4,071. In Germany Engels is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.
Engels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Engels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Engels surname increased 1,268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Engels Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Engels last name is primarily Orthodox (98%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Engels last name are 20.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.64% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Engels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.96% more than the national average, earning 522,440 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 127.66% more than the national average, earning R 541,008 per year; in United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $54,760 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Engels Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Engels in the Georgian language | ||
| ენგელს | engels | - |
| Engels in the Russian language | ||
| Энгельс | engels | - |
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