Ángel Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Ángel Surname Definition:

"Angelus," the latin root gives "heavenly spirit or celestial messenger."

Catalan from villa de Pobla de Seguir. Later to Aragon, Castile and America.

Ángel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1071:436,93523,071
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
Colombia731:654,4397,823
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
France31:22,140,907385,998
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Angel (179,476), Àngel (8), Ãngel (1), Ângel (1), Angél (3), Angèl (2), Angël (1), Àngèl (1), Àngél (1), Âñgél (1), Aňgệl (1) & Ąñgël (1) are calculated separately.

Ángel (2,757) may also be a first name.

Ángel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Angelus," the latin root gives "heavenly spirit or celestial messenger."

Catalan from villa de Pobla de Seguir. Later to Aragon, Castile and America.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Ángel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ángel is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be found in the variant forms: Angel, Àngel, Ãngel, Ângel, Angél, Angèl, Angël, Àngèl, Àngél, Âñgél, Aňgệl or Ąñgël. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ángel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 904,049th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Ángel are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 139,162nd most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,757 people.

Ángel is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 436,935. In Spain Ángel is most common in: Madrid, where 27 percent reside, Andalusia, where 21 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 10 percent reside. Other than Spain this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent reside and Colombia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angel93179,476/
Àngel938/
Ãngel931/
Ângel931/
Hángel911/
Ágel895/
Ángl891/
Angél873/
Angèl872/
Angël871/
Àngèl871/
Àngél871/
Ongel80442/
Hágel8024/
Âñgél801/
Aňgệl801/
Ánjel801/
Ąñgël801/
Anghel7351,810/
Angell7316,526/
Gangel73808/
Angiel73392/
Hangel73339/
Anguel73136/
Anggel7374/
Angelė7352/
Eingel7344/
Aangel7323/
Hongel7322/
Angeld7316/
Gongel7312/
Aingel7310/
Ongell737/
Ongiel734/
Angnel732/
Andgel732/
Ánchel731/
Antgel731/
Angelh731/
Angelt731/
Aungel730/
Eangel730/
Agel671,825/
Ogel67354/
Gangell67348/
Angl67344/
Hongell67312/
Hangiel67115/
Osingel6764/
Ógel6726/
Ocengel6724/
Aingell6715/
D'angel6714/
Otengel677/
Hanguel673/
Gangiel673/
Hangell672/
Ágil672/
Angnell672/
Ongnele671/
Angelbp671/
Asingel671/
Gongell671/
Ganggel671/
Osengel671/
Otingel671/
Ongl671/
Anghell671/
Angeell670/
Aangell670/
Heingel670/

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