Gendel Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:931,77169,805
Russia2571:560,79050,335
Belarus1171:81,20612,912
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Israel141:611,26042,949
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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 or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gendel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,872nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. Gendel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Gendel live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gendel is also the 738,219th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 155 people.

The surname Gendel 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 mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and New Jersey, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Gendel occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Belarus, where 13 percent are found.

Gendel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gendel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gendel surname increased 9,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gendel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Gendel last name are 11.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.17% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gendell92224/
Guendel92180/
Ngendel9212/
Gendeel928/
Ghendel922/
Geindel921/
Giendel921/
Gendiel920/
Endel91376/
Gndel913/
Gendl910/
Guendell866/
Hendel838,289/
Sendel832,202/
Gündel831,577/
Zendel83571/
Gindel83225/
Endell8396/
Jendel8390/
Gendil8340/
Endelt8324/
Cendel8319/
Yendel8314/
Giendl8314/
Eandel833/
Gändel831/
Gndeel831/
Geendl831/
Eindel830/
Endl802,163/
Gndl802/
Gindeel779,257/
Heindel772,295/
Jeandel772,114/
Jendeel772,062/
Djendel77733/
Yendell77416/
Sendell77166/
Guindel77148/
Zuendel77143/
Guendil77117/
Gendill7775/
Zendell7766/
Hendell7758/
Chendel7725/
Heandel7712/
Khendel7711/
Scendel773/
Gindell771/
Senduel771/
Henndel771/
Hehndel771/
Sendoel771/
Gindiel771/
Jendiel771/
Hiendel770/
Esendel770/
Gindl731,428/
Hendl73642/
Endil73201/
Sendl7340/
Gündl7335/
Indel7324/
Zendl7316/
Jendl738/
Eindl734/
Emdel732/
Eendl731/
Yendl731/
Siehndel71103/
Jeandell7180/
Endelová7128/
Heindell7113/
Heindelt716/
Soehndel713/
Cheindel711/
Guindell711/
Einedell711/
Heindl679,764/
Händel672,701/
Zindel672,316/
Sindel671,730/
Zündel67665/
Hindel67502/
Sendil67163/
Gindil67154/
Jeindl67143/
Jindel67114/
Cindel67111/
Hiendl6795/
Zendelova6769/
Jändel6768/
Indell6747/
Heundl6743/
Hendil6735/
Gündil6728/
Jendelová6725/
Hyndel6718/
Zendeł6717/
Cendil6716/
Chndel6715/
Zyndel6711/
Yndell678/
Jendil677/
Aindel675/
Hendelová675/
Yindel673/
Indael673/
Sendöl673/
Sndeel673/
Jeendl673/
Yondel672/
Induel672/
Sündel672/
Zendelová671/
Gemdil671/
Sndell671/
Jendelova671/
Hendelova671/
Zemdel671/
Ghndyl671/
Gindelová671/
Gimdel671/
Emdell671/
Indiel671/
Saendl671/
Jhndel671/

Gendel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gendel in the Russian language
Гендельgendel-

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