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: