Kandel (surname)

Kandel is a surname with different origins. Among Ashkenazi Jews, it indicates an ancestor from the town of Kandel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In Nepal, the surname is used by individuals from the Bhardwaj gotra (clan) of the Bahun and Chhetri castes and derives from the town of Kanda, Uttarakhand, India. Notable people with the surname include:

In Europe and Americas

David Kandel (1520–1592), artist
Eric R. Kandel, neuroscientist
Eugene Kandel, economist
Felix Kandel, historian
Harry Kandel, bandleader
Isaac Leon Kandel, educator
Jessica Kandel, surgeon
Lenore Kandel, poet
Michael Kandel, science fiction author
Paul Kandel, actor
Susan Kandel, art critic and writer
Ellen Kandeler, biologist and agricultural scientist specializing in soil biology

Kandel or Kadel (Nepali: कँडेल) is a surname of people belonging to Bahun and Chhetri castes in Nepal, belonging to Bhardwaj gotra. It is of Kumaoni origin from the town of Kanda, Uttarakhand, India. They are mostly founded in Dhading District and Baglung District of Nepal.^[1]

Tanka Prasad Sharma Kadel, Nepalese politician
Mani Bhadra Sharma Kandel, Nepalese politician and minister^[2]^[3]
Yam Lal Kandel, Nepalese politician
Devendra Raj Kandel, Nepalese politician
Ghansyam Kandel, Nepalese writer, and Madan Puraskar winner^[4]
Rajen Kandel, British-Nepalese Businessman, entrepreneur, Managing Director of Kandel Group UK, Co-founder of The British College^[5]^[6]
Shubha Shankar Kandel, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, ABC Television (Nepal)^[7]^[8]