Israel is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Israel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Descendant of Israel meaning "champion of God".

A common Jewish surname, from the personal designation.

How popular is Israel?

Israel is common in Tanzania, Nigeria, United States, Ethiopia, Philippines, Haiti, Chad, Afghanistan, Germany, Brazil, Angola, Ghana, Iraq, France, South Africa, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Egypt, India, England, Botswana, Australia, Netherlands, Indonesia, Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Pakistan, Malawi, Spain, Wales, Chile, DR Congo, Jamaica, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Colombia.

Israel is ranked 4923 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Israel bearers increased by 8.98 per cent in 2010 US census to 10245 since 2000, the surname slipped by 12 spots and ranked at 3488. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.01 75.9
Black 19.64 14.69
Hispanic or Latino 4.57 3.8
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.13 2.71
Others 1.8 2.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.85 0.6
Israel is quite popular family name mostly used in Tanzania however Haiti lie ahead in terms of density. Around 114802 people have been found who wears Israel as their family name. Israel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Israel:
421 Tanzania17,490
1,165 Nigeria15,882
3,154 United States14,455
1,434 Ethiopia10,303
Countries with thousands of Israel:
1,016 Philippines9,588
206 Haiti8,249
328 Chad7,799
457 Afghanistan6,687
4,267 Germany2,489
3,452 Brazil2,336
1,647 Angola1,972
2,007 Ghana1,732
1,221 Iraq1,603
5,510 France1,522
4,919 South Africa1,415
Countries with hundreds of Israel:
397 Namibia960
839 Papua New Guinea809
5,642 Canada802
9,804 Egypt763
42,941 India749
9,580 England631
638 Botswana507
6,885 Australia478
7,384 Netherlands389
31,419 Indonesia362
7,832 Mexico319
12,138 Argentina298
4,912 Israel243
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
2,375 Dominican Republic231
2,812 Lebanon223
11,449 Pakistan221
10,289 Malawi209
15,107 Spain204
1,698 Wales197
3,514 Chile193
33,038 DR Congo192
1,574 Jamaica168
12,268 Belgium148
7,143 United Arab Emirates116
6,639 Colombia109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,271 Kenya94
5,195 Portugal94
2,406 Estonia88
8,584 New Zealand84
5,026 Uruguay77
8,379 Venezuela74
155,957 Thailand69
14,123 Peru64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,323 Italy50
29,168 Malaysia49
31,156 Zimbabwe49
5,748 Singapore43
3,476 Trinidad and Tobago39
1,449 Rwanda36
19,530 Sweden35
4,252 Panama33
49,678 Uganda31
14,967 Kuwait29
5,843 Syria28
24,844 Switzerland26
58,754 Cameroon24
2,987 Costa Rica18
104,623 Turkey17
15,044 Scotland16
5,317 Guatemala15
108,409 Poland15
5,530 China13
30,183 Denmark12
765 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12
9,616 Solomon Islands12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
9,958 Northern Ireland9
1,511 Aruba9
6,279 Guyana9
3,802 Hong Kong9
160,212 Iran9
23,279 Liberia9
2,946 Mozambique9
44,190 Norway9
1,210 South Sudan9
5,799 Sudan9
3,734 Iceland8
18,608 Mauritania8
57,381 Benin7
1,286 Bermuda7
46,139 Ivory Coast7
49,802 Niger7
105,647 Czechia6
55,922 Qatar6
34,188 Zambia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Daughter Caecilie Israel from Prussia aboard the Levetzon Selkendorf from Hamburg. She is registered to be 11 months old when she arrived in New York on June 28, 1852. Jacob Israel, Furrier Jacob Israel, Servant Rosalie Israel, 21 years old Albert Israel, Block maker Friederich Israel, Jacques Israel (43) Farmer, H. Israel, aged 32, 24 years old Levie Israel, and 296 other Israel majority of whom were merchant and others worked as butcher and undefined code, tourist, laborer, mason, dressmaker, tailor, smith, clerk, miner, gardener, painter, dealer, musician migrated to US from Hamburg, Antwerp, Bremen and Havre.

Israel Namesakes

  • Zechariah of Israel, king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel
  • Joseph Israel, officer
  • David K. Israel, author, television and film writer and composer
  • David M. Israel, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning television producer and writer as well as a former sportscaster for the New York Mets
  • Wilfrid Israel, Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist
  • Kyle Israel, starting college football quarterback for the UCF Knights football team at the University of Central Florida
  • Werner Israel, physicist, author, researcher
  • Edward Israel, astronomer and Polar explorer
  • Jehoram of Israel, king of the northern Kingdom of Israel
  • Steve Israel, officeholder
  • Menasseh Ben Israel, Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat
  • Jonathan Israel, British writer and academic specialising
  • Paul Israel, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Isaac Ben Israel, Israeli military scientist
  • Loren Israel, Los Angeles-based music producer and record executive
  • Marvin Israel, American artist, photographer, painter
  • Shel Israel, writer and speaker on social media issues
  • Neal Israel, American actor, screenwriter

Israel Namesakes

  • Zechariah of Israel, king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel
  • Joseph Israel, officer
  • David K. Israel, author, television and film writer and composer
  • David M. Israel, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning television producer and writer as well as a former sportscaster for the New York Mets
  • Wilfrid Israel, Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist
  • Kyle Israel, starting college football quarterback for the UCF Knights football team at the University of Central Florida
  • Werner Israel, physicist, author, researcher
  • Edward Israel, astronomer and Polar explorer
  • Jehoram of Israel, king of the northern Kingdom of Israel
  • Steve Israel, officeholder
  • Menasseh Ben Israel, Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat
  • Jonathan Israel, British writer and academic specialising
  • Paul Israel, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Isaac Ben Israel, Israeli military scientist
  • Loren Israel, Los Angeles-based music producer and record executive
  • Marvin Israel, American artist, photographer, painter
  • Shel Israel, writer and speaker on social media issues
  • Neal Israel, American actor, screenwriter

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