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Where Does The Last Name Patel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Patel (Arabic: باتل, Bengali: প্যাটেল, Hindi: पटेल, Marathi: पटेल, Oriya: ପେଟଲ, Russian: Патель) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pätel, Patél, Patêl, Pâtêl, Pátểl, Pàtél, Pátél, Pátêl, Pãtêl or Pätël. Click here for further potential spellings of Patel.

How Common Is The Last Name Patel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 119^th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,503 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Patel reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Patel is also the 3,774^th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 278,546 people.

Patel is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 4,215,909 people, or 1 in 182. In India Patel is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 75 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Aside from India Patel exists in 186 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Patel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Patel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Patel last name rose 2,102,327 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Patel are 8.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Patel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning 390,992 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.05% more than the national average, earning R 311,424 per year; in United States they earn 23.81% more than the national average, earning $53,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,073 CAD per year.