Gendel Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Gendel Surname Definition:
(from the name of a female ancestor) Hanah becomes in Yiddish the affectionate Hene or Hendel. Since the Russian alphabet has no letter “h,” it is always replaced with a “g,” and among Russian Jews Hendel became Gendel.
Gendel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 389 | 1:931,771 | 69,805 |
| Russia | 257 | 1:560,790 | 50,335 |
| Belarus | 117 | 1:81,206 | 12,912 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gendel (155) may also be a first name.
Gendel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a female ancestor) Hanah becomes in Yiddish the affectionate Hene or Hendel. Since the Russian alphabet has no letter “h,” it is always replaced with a “g,” and among Russian Jews Hendel became Gendel.
Gendel Demographics
Gendel Political Affiliation
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Gendel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gendel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gendel (Russian: Гендель) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gendel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 393,872nd most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Gendel reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 738,219th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 155 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 931,771. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States Gendel occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Belarus, where 13 percent reside.
Gendel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gendel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gendel surname expanded 9,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gendel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gendel last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Gendel surname are 11.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gendel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.51% more than the national average, earning R 331,536 per year and in United States they earn 33.06% more than the national average, earning $57,412 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gendel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gendel in the Russian language | ||
| Гендель | gendel | - |
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