The Candel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 111 people carried this name — #138,741 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 153 people named Candel.
64 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 123 people named Candel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Candel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rafael Candel i Vila 1903–1976 · scientist
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José Candel 1907–1995 · singer
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Francesc Candel Tortajada 1925–2007 · actor
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José María Candel Crespo 1940– · writer
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Miguel Candel Sanmartín 1945– · translator
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Sébastien Candel 1946– · physicist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Candel.
- Canard 440 · U.S. census
- Canas 4,832 · U.S. census
- Canava 189 · U.S. census
- Cancel 3,801 · U.S. census
- Cancellieri 356 · U.S. census
- Canda 379 · U.S. census
- Candela 2,346 · U.S. census
- Candella 293 · U.S. census
- Candia 1,973 · U.S. census
- Candido 1,664 · U.S. census
- Candon 122 · U.S. census
- Candy 870 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Candel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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