Kandel Surname
Approximately 41,493 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKandel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 23,008 | 1:1,238 | 193 |
| Egypt | 11,684 | 1:7,869 | 957 |
| United States | 2,442 | 1:148,427 | 15,306 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| France | 449 | 1:147,935 | 22,898 |
| Germany | 448 | 1:179,700 | 21,030 |
| Qatar | 424 | 1:5,561 | 578 |
| United Arab Emirates | 386 | 1:23,736 | 2,690 |
| Indonesia | 385 | 1:343,504 | 29,814 |
| India | 363 | 1:2,113,128 | 71,269 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Luxembourg | 109 | 1:5,326 | 773 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Spain | 94 | 1:497,362 | 25,035 |
| Netherlands | 93 | 1:181,583 | 25,939 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Sweden | 66 | 1:149,193 | 10,483 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
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.
- binayakKandel Demographics
Average Kandel Salary in
United States
$50,678 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kandel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kandel (Hindi: कंडेल, Marathi: कंडेल, Oriya: କେ, Russian: Кандель) occurs most in Nepal. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kandel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,460th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 175,633 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kandel live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kandel is also the 571,890th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 244 people.
This last name is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 23,008 people, or 1 in 1,238. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Lumbini, where 38 percent reside, Narayani, where 26 percent reside and Dhawalagiri, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nepal Kandel is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Kandel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kandel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kandel last name rose 8,721 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kandel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kandel last name are 18.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.53% being registered with 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
Kandel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandel in the Oriya language | ||
| କେ | ke | 91.67 |
| କାେ | kae | 8.33 |
| Kandel in the Marathi language | ||
| कंडेल | kandela | 78.79 |
| कांदेल | kandela | 9.09 |
| कंदेल | kandela | 6.06 |
| कण् | kan | 3.03 |
| कांडेल | kandela | 3.03 |
| Kandel in the Hindi language | ||
| कंडेल | kandela | 32.56 |
| कण्डेल | kandela | 32.56 |
| कंदेल | kandela | 16.28 |
| कन्डेल | kandela | 13.95 |
| कान्देल | kandela | 2.33 |
| कान्डेल | kandela | 2.33 |
| Kandel in the Russian language | ||
| Кандель | kandel | - |
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