Kanel Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kanel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal5941:47,9481,464
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Turkey1651:471,64527,320
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England221:2,532,63991,802
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Marshall Islands101:5,182920
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
France71:9,488,960336,266
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Känel (514) are calculated separately.

Kanel (270) may also be a first name.

Kanel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanel (Arabic: كانل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻞ, Hindi: कनेल, Marathi: कानेल, Russian: Канель) is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Känel. For other possible spellings of Kanel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,085th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Kanel live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 541,116th most frequent forename in the world, held by 270 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nepal, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 47,948. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bagmati, where 60 percent live, Lumbini, where 10 percent live and Narayani, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nepal it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Kanel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kanel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanel surname expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Kanel are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.19% more than the national average, earning $76,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Känel93514/
Kanoel911,393/
Kannel91558/
Kanehl91509/
Kaenel91461/
Kanell91168/
Kanael91157/
Khanel91102/
Kanuel91100/
Kaniel9198/
Kaneld9111/
Kaneel917/
Kaunel916/
Kainel914/
Kahnel912/
Keanel911/
Kanl89110/
Kaanael83121/
Khaniel8334/
Kahnell8328/
Kannell8327/
Khaneel8325/
Kahniel8317/
Kainele834/
Khaneld833/
Khanoel832/
Hkanelt831/
Kaynell831/
Kaanoel831/
Kanneel831/
Keanell830/
Kauhnel830/
Kausnel830/
Canel807,587/
Kenel80935/
Kanil80148/
Konel8072/
Könel8064/
Khanl8040/
Kanll804/
Kannl803/
Kanlı803/
Kanlt801/
Keanl801/
Kainl801/
Kanyl801/
Kanhl800/
Kanelova7772/
Khannell771/
Kanehele771/
Canuel734,582/
Konell73839/
Caniel73662/
Koniel73527/
Canell73508/
Qaniel73219/
Kenđel73145/
Kenoel73143/
Cannel73128/
Kehnel73123/
Keynel7380/
Konnel7360/
Kangil7356/
Caneel7350/
Kenell7344/
Kahnle7337/
Keniel7332/
Casnel7329/
Kannil7312/
Kamnil7311/
Canehl7310/
Keinel739/
Kahanl738/
Khanil738/
Koneel737/
Kenuel735/
Konoel735/
Kanill735/
Kainil734/
Cainel733/
Kanleh733/
Canoel732/
Quanel732/
Khenel732/
Kenehl731/
Kahnil731/
Khonel731/
Konael731/
Kounel731/
Kanyll731/
Konuel731/
Khanyl731/
Kaenil731/
Kam'el731/
Camnel730/
Keenel730/
Keunel730/
Cahnel730/
Cannell675,514/
Keehnel6770/
Canl6737/
Canneel6720/
Kaunnil6717/
Konl6714/
Khamnil6714/
Cannuel6713/
Kaungil6712/
Cagnell6710/
Konnell678/
Caniell678/
Camnell675/
Kanlova675/
Koosnel674/
Cannehl673/
Cainele673/
Qanl673/
Keynell673/
Cahnnel672/
Kahanle672/
Konniel672/
Kosnell672/
Quanell671/
Keenell671/
Quanael671/
Catnell671/
Canelhl671/
Casnell671/
Kahnleh671/
Komnell671/
Kosnehl671/
Gkhanil671/
Caynele671/
Khainil671/
Keniell671/
Khannil671/
Caunell670/
Kanlett670/
Canniel670/
Canuell670/
Keiniel670/
Caunnel670/

Kanel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﻞkanl-
Kanel in the Marathi language
कानेलkanela76.47
कानेळkanela17.65
कनेलkanela2.94
कनॅलkanela1.96
कणेलkanela0.98
Kanel in the Hindi language
कनेलkanela60
कणेलkanela30
कानेलkanela10
Kanel in the Russian language
Канельkanel-
Kanel in the Arabic language
كانلkanl-

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