Patel is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Patel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Patel is a form of Battle. Battel, a town in Sussex, so named from the battle, commonly called, of Hastings. The surname is latinized De Bello.

Is a variation of Battle. One who came from Battle in England, named after the renowned battle of Hastings. It can also be used for descendant of Bartle which is a pet form of Bartholomew, son of Talmai, furrow.

How popular is Patel?

Patel is common in India, United States, England, Canada, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Malawi, Rwanda, Qatar, Sudan, Kuwait, Madagascar, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Fiji, Angola, Bangladesh, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, France, Wales, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Singapore, Malaysia, Bahrain, Spain, Scotland, Brazil, Swaziland, Israel, Uganda, Germany, Egypt, Panama, Hong Kong, Sweden, Botswana, Mauritius, Russia, Macau, Portugal, Poland, Barbados, DR Congo, Belgium, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Denmark, Seychelles, Japan.

Patel is ranked 119 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Patels grew by 58.53 per cent to 229973 since 2000 and ranked 95 after elevating 77 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.78 91.37
White 2.1 1.55
Others 1.65 5.84
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.41
Hispanic or Latino 0.44 0.57
Black 0.38 0.26
Patel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in India which signifies that it is originated from India. Around 4847603 people have been found who wears Patel as their family name. Patel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Patel:
19 India4,215,909
Countries with hundred thousands of Patel:
124 United States231,219
9 England166,747
Countries with ten thousands of Patel:
80 Canada31,161
226 Mozambique29,045
198 Saudi Arabia16,973
254 Nepal16,471
228 Australia14,908
512 South Africa14,089
226 Thailand11,720
37 Oman11,401
91 United Arab Emirates10,897
Countries with thousands of Patel:
260 Malawi7,894
486 Rwanda5,581
23 Qatar4,577
1,185 Sudan4,480
95 Kuwait3,982
1,238 Madagascar3,880
1,531 Kenya3,774
119 New Zealand3,713
2,034 Pakistan3,622
30 Fiji2,765
1,207 Angola2,761
3,342 Bangladesh2,343
1,565 Ghana2,286
5,024 Ethiopia2,093
1,087 Zambia1,719
1,307 Zimbabwe1,493
5,682 France1,486
234 Wales1,428
2,223 Sri Lanka1,316
5,003 Tanzania1,201
327 Singapore1,143
2,526 Malaysia1,016
Countries with hundreds of Patel:
219 Bahrain867
5,493 Spain772
1,164 Scotland698
11,889 Brazil694
200 Swaziland682
2,007 Israel652
8,258 Uganda516
18,918 Germany507
14,525 Egypt458
845 Panama438
407 Hong Kong422
2,031 Sweden394
961 Botswana370
710 Mauritius347
41,165 Russia333
219 Macau293
2,167 Portugal293
22,666 Poland236
283 Barbados235
29,253 DR Congo226
8,540 Belgium220
1,018 Trinidad and Tobago202
14,492 Netherlands193
2,576 Ireland165
7,172 Switzerland146
734 China113
4,209 Dominican Republic108
7,052 Ecuador108
5,465 Denmark106
216 Seychelles106
22,413 Japan102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,238 Jamaica95
8,352 Norway88
36,727 Argentina86
7,373 Iraq84
14,745 Austria83
79,921 Nigeria74
48,960 Turkey69
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
674 Libya49
388 Grenada46
134,326 Philippines38
198 Laos36
585 Myanmar36
209,071 Indonesia32
9,080 Lesotho31
408 South Korea31
36,992 Papua New Guinea30
17,121 Finland27
5,105 Northern Ireland26
499 Burundi25
1,021 Malta24
152,505 Ukraine24
61,288 Greece23
12,727 Afghanistan20
631 American Samoa19
12,771 Estonia19
1,193 Jersey17
774 Antigua and Barbuda15
7,075 Cyprus13
107,811 Italy13
40,270 Mexico12
9,838 Namibia12
2,447 Iceland11
2,636 Vietnam11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
5,853 Guatemala10
85,740 Czechia9
89,832 Kazakhstan9
16,335 Taiwan9
3,029 Guam8
18,425 Georgia7
2,387 Isle of Man7
16,935 Jordan7
668 Monaco7
57,680 Kyrgyzstan6
17,994 North Macedonia6
548 Turks and Caicos Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Francesca Patel worked as servant and hailed from Italy. 27 years old embarked for New York from Havre on La Normandie and arrived on April 29, 1890.

From Germany

H. Patel worked as steward and hailed from Germany. 20 years old embarked for New York from Hamburg on Meridian and arrived on August 10, 1865. 20 years old Franz Patel, are other Patel that migrated to US.

Patel Namesakes

  • Vithalbhai Patel, Indian legislator and political leader
  • Zarin Patel, British accountant and company executive
  • Ishu Patel, animation film director/producer and educator
  • Chai Patel, British doctor, businessman and philanthropist
  • Framjee Nasarwanjee Patel, Parsee merchant and philanthropist
  • Mohan Patel, member of the national team that won the Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Ramesh Patel, member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Ramanbhai Patel, Indian chemist
  • Karsanbhai Patel, Indian industrialist, founder of the Rs
  • Ahmed Said Musa Patel, first Imam
  • Satyam Patel, social worker and activist for the cause of labourers
  • Abdul Muneem Patel, is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot
  • Thakor Patel, Indian-born Zimbabwean painter
  • Trupti Patel, qualified pharmacist from Berkshire, England,
  • Sheela Patel, founding director of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers
  • Gieve Patel, |authorlink=Holland Cotter|url=https://query
  • Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, founder of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union in 1946
  • Nilesh Patel, Canadian director and producer of films
  • Surendra Motilal Patel, Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat
  • Kanjibhai Patel, Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat
  • Shiv Kumar Patel, notorious dacoit
  • C. Kumar N. Patel, electrical engineer
  • Vimla L. Patel, Fijian-born Canadian cognitive psychologist and biomedical informaticist
  • Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist,
  • Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian politician
  • Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman
  • Praful Patel, Indian politician and businessman
  • Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and model
  • Pannalal Patel, Gujarati author
  • Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician
  • Jayant Patel, Indian-born American surgeon
  • A. D. Patel, Fiji Indian politician
  • Marilyn Hall Patel, former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • Jasu Patel, off-spinner who played Test cricket for India
  • Rashid Patel, left arm fast bowler
  • Ashish Patel, Canadian cricketer
  • Brijesh Patel, Indian cricketer
  • Brijal Patel, former Kenyan cricketer
  • Jeetan Patel, former New Zealand international cricketer
  • Hirubhai M. Patel, Indian civil servant
  • Mitesh Patel, field hockey player from New Zealand,
  • J. H. Patel, 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • Min Patel, retired Indian-born English cricketer
  • Ashmit Patel, Indian actor
  • Samit Patel, English cricketer
  • Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
  • Jivabhai Ambalal Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha
  • Dinsha Patel, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
  • Harilal Madhavjibhai Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Ashok Patel, former Indian cricketer
  • Munaf Patel, Indian former cricketer
  • Jitendra Patel, Ugandan-born former cricketer for Canada

Patel Namesakes

  • Vithalbhai Patel, Indian legislator and political leader
  • Zarin Patel, British accountant and company executive
  • Ishu Patel, animation film director/producer and educator
  • Chai Patel, British doctor, businessman and philanthropist
  • Framjee Nasarwanjee Patel, Parsee merchant and philanthropist
  • Mohan Patel, member of the national team that won the Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Ramesh Patel, member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Ramanbhai Patel, Indian chemist
  • Karsanbhai Patel, Indian industrialist, founder of the Rs
  • Ahmed Said Musa Patel, first Imam
  • Satyam Patel, social worker and activist for the cause of labourers
  • Abdul Muneem Patel, is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot
  • Thakor Patel, Indian-born Zimbabwean painter
  • Trupti Patel, qualified pharmacist from Berkshire, England,
  • Sheela Patel, founding director of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers
  • Gieve Patel, |authorlink=Holland Cotter|url=https://query
  • Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, founder of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union in 1946
  • Nilesh Patel, Canadian director and producer of films
  • Surendra Motilal Patel, Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat
  • Kanjibhai Patel, Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat
  • Shiv Kumar Patel, notorious dacoit
  • C. Kumar N. Patel, electrical engineer
  • Vimla L. Patel, Fijian-born Canadian cognitive psychologist and biomedical informaticist
  • Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist,
  • Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian politician
  • Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman
  • Praful Patel, Indian politician and businessman
  • Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and model
  • Pannalal Patel, Gujarati author
  • Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician
  • Jayant Patel, Indian-born American surgeon
  • A. D. Patel, Fiji Indian politician
  • Marilyn Hall Patel, former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • Jasu Patel, off-spinner who played Test cricket for India
  • Rashid Patel, left arm fast bowler
  • Ashish Patel, Canadian cricketer
  • Brijesh Patel, Indian cricketer
  • Brijal Patel, former Kenyan cricketer
  • Jeetan Patel, former New Zealand international cricketer
  • Hirubhai M. Patel, Indian civil servant
  • Mitesh Patel, field hockey player from New Zealand,
  • J. H. Patel, 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • Min Patel, retired Indian-born English cricketer
  • Ashmit Patel, Indian actor
  • Samit Patel, English cricketer
  • Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
  • Jivabhai Ambalal Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha
  • Dinsha Patel, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
  • Harilal Madhavjibhai Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Ashok Patel, former Indian cricketer
  • Munaf Patel, Indian former cricketer
  • Jitendra Patel, Ugandan-born former cricketer for Canada

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