Kandil Surname

6,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Kandil Surname User-submission:

In Arabic Kandil means lantern.

Kandil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt61,0761:1,505205
Jordan7,1801:1,232182
Saudi Arabia5,8831:5,245725
Morocco4,8731:7,075894
Palestine4,6211:984152
Turkey3,3561:23,1892,679
Iraq7391:47,3911,919
Lebanon4551:12,3891,771
Kuwait3861:9,8461,349
United Arab Emirates3431:26,7122,977
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Israel2861:29,9224,271
France2091:317,81248,279
Yemen1971:134,1397,023
Spain1231:380,09821,146
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Canada991:372,17833,288
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Pakistan751:2,381,91821,272
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Belgium431:267,36432,244
India421:18,263,461278,402
Northern Cyprus391:8,1801,959
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England341:1,638,76668,634
Romania301:669,26246,959
Austria271:315,38635,058
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Kandil (2,179) may also be a first name.

Kandil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Arabic Kandil means lantern.

- alikandil21

Kandil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandil (Arabic: قنديل, Georgian: კანდილ, Hindi: कन्दील, Marathi: कंदील, Oriya: କାିଲ୍, Russian: Кандил) is most common in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,219th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 80,060 people. The last name Kandil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kandil are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 160,574th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 2,179 people.

Kandil is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 61,076 people, or 1 in 1,505. Excluding Egypt it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 8 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Kandil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kandil last name is chiefly Shiite (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kandil surname are 7.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kandil earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning $55,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kandiel924,776/
Kaundil9243/
Khandil9236/
Kandill9221/
Kaindil922/
Kandiol921/
Kanduil921/
Kandl91518/
Kandel8341,493/
Kaindl833,898/
Qandil832,625/
Candil832,168/
Khandl83148/
Kondil83136/
Kandyl8314/
Kamdil8313/
Kayndl831/
Kandlh831/
Kandilova80101/
Kandilová801/
Kandeel7717,913/
Khandel771,342/
Kandell77936/
Quandil77516/
Khondil77305/
Kaindel7768/
Candiel7728/
Candill7716/
Kangyil7714/
Koundil779/
Kahandl776/
Qandiel775/
Camndil773/
Kanndel772/
Kondiel771/
Qandill771/
Kandehl771/
Kaundel771/
Candild771/
Khaindl771/
Kándl739/
Kondl739/
Candl732/
Kandlová71122/
Kahandel7111/
Kandlova714/
Kahandhl711/
Khanduul711/
Keandeel710/
Candel677,205/
Kondel671,150/
Qandel67943/
Keindl67571/
Khandlová67115/
Condil6743/
Qandilova6731/
Kondilova6730/
Kandelova6726/
Khandlova6723/
Kandelová6716/
Kondyl677/
Kandylova677/
Candöl673/
Camdil673/
Qahndl671/
Kaindlová671/
Khandeeld671/
Kasimdill671/
Kaisindel671/
Kangyl671/

Kandil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandil in the Georgian language
კანდილkandil-
Kandil in the Marathi language
कंदीलkandila62.5
कंडीलkandila25
कँडीलkamdila12.5
Kandil in the Oriya language
କାିଲ୍kail60
କିଲ୍kil20
କାିଲkaila20
Kandil in the Hindi language
कन्दीलkandila37.5
कान्डिलkandila25
कन्दिलkandila12.5
कन्डीलkandila12.5
कंदीलkandila12.5
Kandil in the Russian language
Кандилkandil-
Kandil in the Arabic language
قنديلqndyl-

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