Kandel Surname

13,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kandel Surname User-submission:

The Kandel is a Hindu surname. It is said that the the origin of this surname is taken from the Indian place name Kardel. When the family migrated to Nepal they where known as Kardel, but later it became Kandel. They do not have their own language.

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Kandel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal23,0081:1,238193
Egypt11,6841:7,869957
United States2,4421:148,42715,306
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
France4491:147,93522,898
Germany4481:179,70021,030
Qatar4241:5,561578
United Arab Emirates3861:23,7362,690
Indonesia3851:343,50429,814
India3631:2,113,12871,269
England1281:435,29729,139
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Luxembourg1091:5,326773
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Spain941:497,36225,035
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Canada721:511,74443,418
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Poland391:974,58370,126
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Finland231:238,98719,121
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Austria131:655,03358,041
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway61:857,04855,549
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Kandel (244) may also be a first name.

Kandel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kandel is a Hindu surname. It is said that the the origin of this surname is taken from the Indian place name Kardel. When the family migrated to Nepal they where known as Kardel, but later it became Kandel. They do not have their own language. They speak Nepali as their main language.They belong to the Bhramin community.

- binayak

Kandel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandel (Hindi: कंडेल, Marathi: कंडेल, Oriya: କେ, Russian: Кандель) is more commonly found in Nepal 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 Kandel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,460th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 175,633 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kandel reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 571,890th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 244 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is borne by 23,008 people, or 1 in 1,238. In Nepal Kandel is primarily concentrated in: Lumbini, where 38 percent reside, Narayani, where 26 percent reside and Dhawalagiri, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nepal this surname is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kandel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kandel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 8,721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kandel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kandel surname are 18.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kandel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $47,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kandeel9217,913/
Kandiel924,776/
Khandel921,342/
Kandell92936/
Kaindel9268/
Kanndel922/
Kandehl921/
Kaundel921/
Kandl91518/
Kahandel8611/
Keandeel860/
Kandil8391,026/
Candel837,205/
Kaindl833,898/
Kondel831,150/
Qandel83943/
Khandl83148/
Kandyl8314/
Kayndl831/
Kandlh831/
Kandelova8026/
Kandelová8016/
Kaisindel801/
Khandeeld801/
Qandeel772,952/
Candell771,152/
Quandel77295/
Kaundil7743/
Kondell7739/
Koondel7738/
Khandil7736/
Keindel7736/
Khondel7734/
Koundel7730/
Candiel7728/
Kandill7721/
Candael7721/
Candeel7718/
Khendel7711/
Canndel776/
Kahandl776/
Qandiel775/
Cahndel772/
Kaindil772/
Kondiel771/
Kanduil771/
Konduel771/
Khaindl771/
Kandiol771/
Kondoel771/
Kondeel771/
Kondl739/
Kándl739/
Candl732/
Kandlová71122/
Kandlova714/
Khanduul711/
Kahandhl711/
Cantdell711/
Kondelth711/
Ceandell710/
Quandell710/
Qandil672,625/
Candil672,168/
Keindl67571/
Condel67325/
Kondelová67179/
Kondil67136/
Khandlová67115/
Kandilova67101/
Khandlova6723/
Camdel6721/
Kamdil6713/
Kondelova6711/
Kandylova677/
Kondyl677/
Candöl673/
Kaindlová671/
Candelová671/
Kangyl671/
Kandilová671/
Qahndl671/

Kandel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandel in the Oriya language
କେke91.67
କାେkae8.33
Kandel in the Marathi language
कंडेलkandela78.79
कांदेलkandela9.09
कंदेलkandela6.06
कण्kan3.03
कांडेलkandela3.03
Kandel in the Hindi language
कंडेलkandela32.56
कण्डेलkandela32.56
कंदेलkandela16.28
कन्डेलkandela13.95
कान्देलkandela2.33
कान्डेलkandela2.33
Kandel in the Russian language
Кандельkandel-

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