Nadel Surname

149,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Nadel Surname User-submission:

Nadeau, a surname principally concentrated in French Canada and present in Quebec since the early 1600s, originates in the Poitou region of France. It is thought to have been given to babies born around the time of Christmas (Noël in French), and may also have derived from the Occitan word Nadau or Nadal, meaning 'christmas'.

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Nadel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1491:168,66417,077
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
France1071:620,77381,454
Canada751:491,27542,011
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
England371:1,505,89364,828
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
India121:63,922,115578,870
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Nádel (19) & Nädel (1) are calculated separately.

Nadel (514) may also be a first name.

Nadel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nadeau, a surname principally concentrated in French Canada and present in Quebec since the early 1600s, originates in the Poitou region of France. It is thought to have been given to babies born around the time of Christmas (Noël in French), and may also have derived from the Occitan word Nadau or Nadal, meaning 'christmas'.

- dreyfus.sobol

German for 'needle'. Possibly a surname for a needle-maker or a tailor.

- burgundess

Nadel Last Name Facts

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

Nadel (Arabic: ناديل, Georgian: ნადელ, Marathi: नादील, Oriya: ନାେଡଲ, Russian: Надель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nádel or Nädel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 149,249th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,462,009 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nadel live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nadel is also the 372,822nd most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 514 people.

The last name Nadel is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,149 people, or 1 in 168,664. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 31 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Nadel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nadel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nadel last name grew 9,343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 617 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nadel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nadel surname are 44.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nadel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.39% more than the national average, earning R 485,700 per year; in United States they earn 37.78% more than the national average, earning $59,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.21% more than the national average, earning $70,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nádel9319/
Nädel931/
Nadell91696/
Nadiel91175/
Neadel9146/
Naadel9121/
Naidel9118/
Naddel9110/
Naedel919/
Nadeel916/
Najdel914/
Ngadel912/
Naydel911/
Nadoel911/
Nasdel911/
Nahdel911/
Gnadel911/
Nadl8919/
Naddell8366/
Ngaudel831/
Neadele830/
Naudell830/
Neadell830/
Nedel801,159/
Nadil80452/
Nodel80203/
Naidl80141/
Gnadl80140/
Nödel8061/
Najdl8012/
Nadyl805/
Nnadl801/
Nadelová771/
Hnaidhel771/
Nathdiel771/
Neidel731,126/
Neudel73490/
Nedell73213/
Nodell73191/
Needel73173/
Noedel73139/
Ngadil7344/
Naddil7334/
Noodel7326/
Noudel7315/
Nadill735/
Nadiol733/
Nhedel732/
Naudil732/
Naadil731/
Noidel731/
Neydel731/
Noddel730/
Hehenadel712/
Naddelova712/
Needell67231/
Nödl67178/
Neidell6746/
Nedl6744/
Nodl6742/
Noodell6727/
Noudell6714/
Neudell678/
Noddell678/
Nahadil674/
Nahadyl673/
Neddell670/
Neisdel670/
Noedell670/

Nadel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadel in the Georgian language
ნადელnadel-
Nadel in the Oriya language
ନାେଡଲnaedala-
Nadel in the Marathi language
नादीलnadila50
नादेलnadela25
नडेलnadela25
Nadel in the Russian language
Надельnadel-
Nadel in the Arabic language
ناديلnadyl-

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