Engels Surname

14,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Engels Surname Definition:

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

Engels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,7731:4,071457
United States4,5771:79,1919,043
Netherlands4,5041:3,749344
Belgium4,4501:2,584227
South Africa9531:56,8507,218
France6451:102,98115,164
Brazil6411:333,96912,850
Russia6311:228,40424,579
Canada2681:137,48414,186
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Switzerland1111:73,9908,709
Luxembourg1001:5,805854
Kazakhstan991:178,61117,118
England711:784,76142,668
Austria631:135,16618,435
Spain561:834,85833,799
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden381:259,12517,909
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Chile351:503,32812,866
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Namibia251:96,3768,697
India241:31,961,058386,265
Israel191:450,40234,739
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Wales121:257,87814,969
Norway111:467,48139,375
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Finland81:687,08836,047
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Curaçao41:39,312638
Georgia41:936,38624,100
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

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.

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

Engels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Engels Come From? nationality or country of origin

Engels (Georgian: ენგელს, Russian: Энгельс) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Engels is the 14,732nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 192,670 people. The surname Engels occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Engels reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Engels is also the 122,167th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,398 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 19,773 people, or 1 in 4,071. In Germany Engels is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany Engels is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Engels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Engels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Engels surname grew 1,268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (98%) in Russia.

In The United States Engels are 20.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.64% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hengels92148/
Engelse92130/
Enghels9275/
Engells9230/
Engeles9217/
Engelst9210/
Engelsz926/
Engelsø926/
Enggels920/
Engelss920/
Aengels920/
Egels91237/
Engls911/
Engelsht8615/
Engelsch869/
Engelles863/
Eingells861/
Hengeles861/
Heingels860/
Ingels832,782/
Engles832,406/
Eggels83279/
Angels83154/
Enhels8381/
Hegels8352/
Ongels8332/
Eagels8312/
Engils835/
Englsh833/
Emgels833/
Eygels833/
Eneles832/
Enzels831/
Genengels8016/
Engelsová802/
Inghels77692/
Hengles77419/
Ingelse77258/
Hensels77207/
Englese77172/
Engiles7734/
Genzels7731/
Geneles7718/
Ingells7713/
Angelsø7711/
Eygeles7711/
Yengles779/
Engilsh777/
Angells776/
Ingeles774/
Englest773/
Engllsh773/
Eigeles773/
Jingels772/
Angeels772/
Henzels772/
Eageles771/
Eaniels771/
Engless771/
Hangels771/
Enguelz771/
Hiegels771/
Egelsse771/
Geggels771/
Eingles771/
Jengles770/
Geneils770/
Gingels770/
Gengles770/
Eengles770/
Inggels770/
Egles73302/
Ingls73221/
Egils736/
Angls732/
Eglss732/
Eglst731/
Encls731/
Igels730/
Angelles7119/
Eugelles7110/
Englesse713/
Enettles712/
Gieneles712/
Engellce711/
Angeeles711/
Hensells710/
Gingells710/
Enghills710/
Yingells710/
Ingles6721,019/
Angles676,465/
Eagles676,299/
Egless67696/
Eggles6760/
Eglesz6747/
Eglese6743/
Yngles6735/
Eigles6727/
Ongles6719/
Ingils6713/
Jeangiles677/
Hegles676/
Encles673/
Englez672/
Gigels672/
Jengilles671/
Enzles671/
Éngles671/
Gengilles671/
Anglls671/
Ensles670/
Gegles670/
Emgles670/
Henschels670/
Inglls670/
Yogels670/
Eegles670/

Engels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engels in the Georgian language
ენგელსengels-
Engels in the Russian language
Энгельсengels-

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