The Kandel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,426 people carried this name — #19,087 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted. That is up 15% from 1,242 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 191 people named Kandel.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 102 people named Kandel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 51 people named Kandel 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
118 people named Kandel are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Kandel,
with a public archive behind them.
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David Kandel 1520–1596 · painter -
David Kandel 1520–1592 · painter
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David Kandel 1524–1596 · painter
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David Kandel 1524–1592 · painter
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Harry Kandel 1885–1943 · conductor -
Simon Kandel 1861–1943
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kandel.
- Kamm 2,202 · U.S. census
- Kammer 2,648 · U.S. census
- Kammerer 3,659 · U.S. census
- Kamp 4,131 · U.S. census
- Kampf 917 · U.S. census
- Kan 3,005 · U.S. census
- Kane 50,584 · U.S. census
- Kania 4,092 · U.S. census
- Kante 524 · U.S. census
- Kany 144 · U.S. census
- Kapala 406 · U.S. census
- Kapfer 407 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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