Mendel Surname
Approximately 18,505 people bear this surname
Mendel Surname Definition:
(Ger.) apparently, with non-Sem. diminutive suff. -el, from the Chaldee min da, ‘knowledge,’ ‘wisdom,’ ‘intelligence.’ Mlndel is the better formerly
Mendel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,677 | 1:98,575 | 10,962 |
| Germany | 3,096 | 1:26,003 | 3,437 |
| Israel | 2,736 | 1:3,128 | 428 |
| Poland | 2,538 | 1:14,976 | 2,190 |
| Brazil | 1,217 | 1:175,903 | 6,774 |
| Russia | 907 | 1:158,901 | 18,235 |
| Ukraine | 588 | 1:77,420 | 11,082 |
| Slovakia | 514 | 1:10,382 | 1,233 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Netherlands | 267 | 1:63,248 | 10,876 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Belarus | 246 | 1:38,622 | 6,646 |
| France | 232 | 1:286,305 | 43,905 |
| Yemen | 226 | 1:116,926 | 6,538 |
| England | 205 | 1:271,795 | 21,381 |
| Papua New Guinea | 147 | 1:55,467 | 7,053 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Austria | 101 | 1:84,311 | 12,580 |
| Chile | 85 | 1:207,253 | 6,537 |
| Czechia | 82 | 1:129,676 | 20,694 |
| Hungary | 79 | 1:124,257 | 11,583 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Mexico | 69 | 1:1,798,931 | 17,818 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 622 | 1:80,737 | 8,499 |
The alternate forms: Menděl (4) are calculated separately.
Mendel (6,046) may also be a first name.
Mendel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) apparently, with non-Sem. diminutive suff. -el, from the Chaldee min da, ‘knowledge,’ ‘wisdom,’ ‘intelligence.’ Mlndel is the better formerly
“Little Menachem”. Hence Mendelsohn. Also Menkin.
(German) Descendant of Mendel (knowledge or wisdom), a diminutive of Menahem.
(from the name of a male ancestor) Mendel is the kinnui for Menahem which means “comforter” in Hebrew. It is one of the names for the Messiah and a name that was given to boys born during the week after Tisha B’Av. The name was elaborated in many ways and appears in a variety of forms: Mandel, Mendheim, Mendthal, Mendelheim, Mendelberg, Mendelsberg, Man- delstamm, Mandelbaum, Mandelbrodt, Mandelblum, Man- delsuss, Mandelman, Menkin.
Mendel Demographics
Mendel Political Affiliation
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Mendel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mendel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mendel (Arabic: مندل, Marathi: मडेल, Oriya: େମେ, Russian: Мендель, Tibetan: མན་དྲལ་) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Menděl. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mendel? popularity and diffusion
Mendel is the 29,014th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 393,815 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Mendel reside; 26 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 19 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 85,264th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 6,046 people.
The last name Mendel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,677 people, or 1 in 98,575. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 94 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.
Mendel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mendel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mendel surname rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mendel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mendel surname is primarily Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Mendel surname are 4.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mendel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning R 233,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $21,525,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $52,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.79% more than the national average, earning $57,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menděl | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mendell | 92 | 1,893 | / |
| Maendel | 92 | 313 | / |
| Muendel | 92 | 108 | / |
| Mendiel | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mendelt | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mendeel | 92 | 2 | / |
| Meendel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mendl | 91 | 1,271 | / |
| Muendell | 86 | 13 | / |
| Menndell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maendell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mendil | 83 | 4,962 | / |
| Mindel | 83 | 1,526 | / |
| Mündel | 83 | 392 | / |
| Maendl | 83 | 69 | / |
| Myndel | 83 | 53 | / |
| Mendyl | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mändel | 83 | 12 | / |
| Möndel | 83 | 7 | / |
| Muendl | 83 | 4 | / |
| Műndel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mendől | 83 | 2 | / |
| Miendl | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mendöl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mendhl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mendll | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mendelová | 80 | 469 | / |
| Mendelova | 80 | 38 | / |
| Mndl | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mindell | 77 | 423 | / |
| Möndell | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mendiol | 77 | 9 | / |
| Muindel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mindeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maendil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mendill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mindelp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Memdell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mindl | 73 | 231 | / |
| Mändl | 73 | 134 | / |
| Mündl | 73 | 121 | / |
| Mndil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mendlová | 71 | 319 | / |
| Mendlova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mindil | 67 | 68 | / |
| Möndöl | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mündelová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mindelowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mendělová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mindyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myndyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Műndelová | 67 | 1 | / |
Mendel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mendel in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେ | eme | - |
| Mendel in the Marathi language | ||
| मडेल | madela | - |
| Mendel in the Tibetan language | ||
| མན་དྲལ་ | mendral | 41.18 |
| མན་དྲེལ་ | mendrel | 17.65 |
| སྨོན་དྲེལ། | möndrel | 5.88 |
| མན་འབྲེལ་ | mendrel | 5.88 |
| སྨོན་གྲོལ་ | möndrol | 5.88 |
| སྨིན་འབྲལ་ | mindral | 5.88 |
| མན་དྲལ། | mendral | 5.88 |
| སྨན་འབྲལ་ | mendral | 5.88 |
| མན་འབྲེལ། | mendrel | 5.88 |
| Mendel in the Russian language | ||
| Мендель | mendel | - |
| Mendel in the Arabic language | ||
| مندل | mndl | - |
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