Qandil Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Qandil Surname User-submission:

In Arabic Kandil means lantern.

Qandil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Qandil (127) may also be a first name.

Qandil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Arabic Kandil means lantern.

- alikandil21

Qandil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qandil is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qandil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,072nd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,776,208 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Qandil live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 58 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Qandil is also the 825,494th most numerous given name on earth, held by 127 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 1,525 people, or 1 in 60,286. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 12 percent live.

Qandil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qandil last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Qandil earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.43% more than the national average, earning $65,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quandil92516/
Qandiel925/
Qandill921/
Kandil8391,026/
Candil832,168/
Qandel83943/
Qahndl831/
Qandilova8031/
Kandiel774,776/
Qandeel772,952/
Quandel77295/
Kaundil7743/
Khandil7736/
Candiel7728/
Kandill7721/
Candill7716/
Camndil773/
Kaindil772/
Kandiol771/
Candild771/
Kanduil771/
Kandl73518/
Candl732/
Quandell710/
Kandel6741,493/
Candel677,205/
Kaindl673,898/
Khandl67148/
Kondil67136/
Kandilova67101/
Condil6743/
Kandyl6714/
Kamdil6713/
Camdil673/
Candöl673/
Kandlh671/
Kandilová671/
Kayndl671/

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