Nagel Surname

5,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nagel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A corruption of Nangle; v. Burke's Landed Gentry. This surname seems to have made enormous strides in the United States. One cannot help thinking that there must be some second parentage.

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Nagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany55,0941:1,461111
United States21,2171:17,0832,162
South Africa6,6301:8,1721,045
Netherlands2,4561:6,876783
Brazil2,1691:98,6973,720
France1,6531:40,1835,027
Argentina1,4151:30,2072,544
Canada1,3621:27,0533,599
Australia1,2891:20,9432,907
Austria1,0891:7,819987
Poland9961:38,1615,959
Switzerland9091:9,0351,478
Russia6571:219,36523,800
Denmark5131:11,0031,047
England3301:168,84315,578
New Zealand2321:19,5193,431
Estonia2191:6,036687
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Kazakhstan1501:117,88312,543
Norway1221:42,1506,019
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Spain1141:410,10622,221
Chile1101:160,1505,369
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Belarus721:131,95918,850
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
Venezuela691:437,7408,753
India601:12,784,423224,716
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Kyrgyzstan271:221,20921,355
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel161:534,85239,210
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
China111:124,301,9616,553
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Finland81:687,08836,047
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3881:21,0302,649

The alternate forms: Nägel (506) & Nágel (444) are calculated separately.

Nagel (567) may also be a first name.

Nagel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A corruption of Nangle; v. Burke's Landed Gentry. This surname seems to have made enormous strides in the United States. One cannot help thinking that there must be some second parentage. But v. Neagle.

1740. Married — James Nagle and Mary Rowson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1706. — James Nagle and Margaret Hughes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Nail, Spike [O.H.Ger. and Old Saxon nagal = Gothic *nagl-s = Old Norse nagl = Dutch nagel = Old English nagel, m., a nail, etc.] The great prevalence of this name in America is largely due to German immigration. The A.-Saxon name is seen —vocalized—in Such English place-names as Nailsworth and Nailstone.

The commonness of Nagle in Ireland may be due to the early-eighteenth- century .German immigration; but the Hibernicization de Nógla seems to point to a French origin, poss. the place-name Nagel in the Eure Dept.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Nail” in Dutch and German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who made nails.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nagel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nagel (Arabic: ناجيل, Hindi: नगेल, Marathi: नगेल, Oriya: ନାେଗଲ, Russian: Нагель) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Nägel or Nágel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,648th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,794 people. The last name Nagel is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Nagel reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 352,372nd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 567 people.

The surname Nagel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 55,094 people, or 1 in 1,461. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 111 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Nagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nagel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nagel surname rose 888 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 640 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nagel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nagel last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Nagel last name are 34.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.53% registered with the party.

The amount Nagel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning 305,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.9% more than the national average, earning R 363,348 per year; in United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $49,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nägel93506/
Nágel93444/
Nagiel91680/
Naegel91403/
Nagell91328/
Naguel91313/
Nangel9190/
Naghel9164/
Naygel9139/
Naagel9133/
Naigel9129/
Naggel9120/
Nagelė9111/
Nazgel918/
Neagel917/
Naugel916/
Nhagel912/
Nahgel911/
Hnagel911/
Nageel910/
Nagl896,847/
Gnaguel8330/
Neagele833/
Nanghel833/
Naughel831/
Naegell831/
Nageele831/
Naigele831/
Nangell831/
Naigell831/
Negel801,606/
Nogel80530/
Nagil80431/
Nazel80320/
Nögel80143/
Nasel80118/
Nacel8094/
Nõgel8050/
Najel8036/
Nagyl8024/
Naghl8024/
Nógel8013/
Naggl802/
Nangl801/
Gnagl801/
Nagll801/
Naegl801/
Nnagl801/
Neagl800/
Nagelová7744/
Ngnaguel7719/
Nagelova7717/
Neangell771/
Naguil73755/
Neigel73441/
Nazael73390/
Noegel73350/
Najeal73262/
Nachel73167/
Nógell73116/
Nagieł73108/
Nazeel73101/
Naziel7390/
Nangil7370/
Naseel7347/
Najeel7336/
Nakhel7333/
Noguel7333/
Nasiel7328/
Naizel7322/
Neugel7322/
Nagill7321/
Noigel7321/
Najcel7318/
Nogell7315/
Naijel7312/
Nazzel738/
Nascel738/
Nasael735/
Neasel734/
Najsel734/
Nadjel733/
Nasell733/
Noggel732/
Neggel732/
Nnajel732/
Naigil732/
Nogael732/
Nongel732/
Naisel732/
Naggli731/
Nauglh731/
Nogiel731/
Nangül731/
Negiel731/
Nágele731/
Nāgele731/
Nagild731/
Negell730/
Nausel730/
Nohgel730/
Nagellová711/
Nágl67367/
Nakhele67342/
Naßl67169/
Nazl67169/
Nachele67151/
Nasl67102/
Naglová6790/
Nägl6741/
Najl6739/
Nogl6733/
Negl6727/
Naitcel6718/
Nasiell6717/
Najeldt674/
Naykhel673/
Nacl673/
Nauseel672/
Nakheel672/
Nouguel671/
Naytcel671/
Nagł671/
Nadjeld671/
Nachzel671/
Nakheal671/
Nnachel671/
Naichel671/
Nahchel671/
Naakhel671/
Ngokhel671/
Naiglet670/
Naysell670/
Nachell670/
Noeggel670/

Nagel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagel in the Oriya language
ନାେଗଲnaegala96.15
ନାେଗଲ୍naegal3.85
Nagel in the Hindi language
नगेलnagela94.12
नागेलnagela5.88
Nagel in the Marathi language
नगेलnagela47.37
नागेलnagela31.58
नागलेnagale10.53
नागेलाचीnagelaci10.53
Nagel in the Russian language
Нагельnagel-
Nagel in the Arabic language
ناجيلnajyl-
نجلnjl-
ناجلnajl-
نجيلnjyl-

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Nagel Reference & Research

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