Igel Surname

114,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Igel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6221:30,7044,043
United States6321:573,51147,017
France2691:246,92538,159
Poland1181:322,10837,500
Canada561:657,95753,499
Austria501:170,30922,149
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Igel (204) may also be a first name.

Igel Last Name Facts

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

Igel (Hindi: इगेल, Russian: Игель) is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Igel is the 114,732nd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,809,222 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Igel live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 633,892nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 204 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,622 people, or 1 in 30,704. In Germany Igel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Igel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Igel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Igel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Igel last name are 15.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Igel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning $65,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingel89904/
Eigel89612/
Higel89510/
Gigel89377/
Itgel89268/
Igiel89188/
Iguel89169/
Icgel8985/
Izgel8929/
Isgel8919/
Aigel8914/
Iñgel8911/
Igell899/
Ighel895/
Oigel894/
Igael892/
Igoel891/
Jigel891/
Iegel891/
Ijgel891/
Igl861,091/
Hiegel801,321/
Heigel80795/
Hingel80283/
Gigiel80269/
Gingel80211/
Igueld80204/
Giggel8094/
Oiguel8089/
Ingell8067/
Eingel8044/
Eijgel8030/
Eigelt8026/
Jiguel8019/
Inggel8019/
Eigell8018/
Inghel8012/
Gaigel8011/
Aingel8010/
Jingel808/
Jigell808/
Goigel807/
Yigael804/
Haigel804/
Jighel804/
Yingel802/
Higelt802/
Jiegel801/
Isgell801/
Aigele801/
Yiguel801/
Higgel801/
Igguel801/
Aiguel801/
Ingeel801/
Huigel800/
Highel800/
Egel752,092/
Isel751,402/
Gigl751,111/
Eigl751,003/
Izel75436/
Higl75398/
Geßl75231/
Igil75199/
Ugel75173/
Icel75120/
Égel7561/
Ygel7537/
Gesl7536/
Ügel7528/
Gegl7515/
Ingl759/
Ijel758/
Aigl757/
Iesl754/
Iggl752/
Igld752/
Ighl751/
Oigl751/
Iegl751/
Iglh751/
Iglt751/
Gingell733,371/
Heigele73192/
Aingell7315/
Hinggel735/
Highell732/
Gingiel732/
Jingell731/
Igelová731/
Eiguell731/
Hiegiel731/
Hinghel731/
Haiguel731/
Heingel730/
Engel67131,176/
Heigl679,380/
Hegel675,378/
Eisel673,816/
Hügel673,488/
Hugel672,281/
Hisel671,122/
Ighil67967/
Aizel67869/
Eggel67852/
Aisel67618/
Gessl67566/
Gegel67476/
Gaigl67470/
Iselt67440/
Izuel67424/
Yisel67341/
Oizel67334/
Hiesl67331/
Oisel67309/
Isael67302/
Gizel67292/
Gezel67281/
Edgel67234/
Ichel67234/
Gingl67167/
Hießl67156/
Gigil67150/
Yogel67141/
Icgil67123/
Izell67119/
Hiegl67104/
Üngel67103/
Esgel67101/
Aygel6791/
Hingl6786/
Izael6785/
Eagel6782/
Egael6774/
Haigl6773/
Hägel6771/
Hiezl6769/
Içgül6764/
Hizel6761/
Yguel6761/
Jigil6761/
Eugel6753/
Izgil6744/
Iscel6733/
Ingil6733/
Esiel6733/
Isoel6726/
Isell6723/
Igild6723/
Eizel6720/
Eygel6717/
Oygel6716/
İşgil6715/
Heijgele6713/
Aigil6713/
Eigelová6712/
Eguel6711/
Egell6710/
Ugell679/
Yicel678/
Jisel678/
Gegil677/
Jizel677/
Ejgel677/
Ajgel676/
Eziel676/
Egeld676/
Aigelová674/
Eigil674/
Egiel674/
Jijel673/
Icell673/
Isuel672/
Isiel672/
Uegel672/
Idjel672/
Jingl672/
Ezgel672/
Aijel671/
Yizel671/
Izhel671/
Itcel671/
Iseld671/
Iezzl671/
Ikhel671/
Hijel671/
Izzel671/
Jicel671/
Gighl671/
Iziel671/
Hűgel671/
Igieł671/
Içgil671/
Izeel671/
Hicel671/
Ygiel671/
Gegöl671/
Geszl671/
Egeel671/
Iceel671/
Ingyl671/
Iguil671/
Ekgel671/
Oingl671/
Uisgl671/
Jgael671/
Hgegl671/
Inggl671/
Higil671/
Hygel670/
Highl670/

Igel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igel in the Hindi language
इगेलigela-
Igel in the Russian language
Игельigel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igel
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