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 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
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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