The Langel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,108 people carried this name — #23,065 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is down 12% from 1,260 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

225 people named Langel live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 63

Neuchâtel 39

Valais 27

Vaud 23

Geneva 22

Basel-Landschaft 21

Fribourg 12

Jura 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Langel.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5

Loire-Atlantique 14

Gironde 12

Paris 10

Côte-d’Or 4

Doubs 3

Somme 2

Dordogne 2

Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Langel,
with a public archive behind them.

Auguste Langel 1796–1844
René Langel 1924–2021 · promoter
Ülo Langel 1951– · chemist
Matt Langel 1977– · basketball player
Matt Langel 1977– · basketball player
Arnaud Langel 1985– · biathlete

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Langel.

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