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 Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Gendel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gendel in the Russian language | ||
| Гендель | gendel | - |
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Footnotes
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