In all the world, Ingel (Engel 
, Angelus 
, Ingel 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The forename Ingel is characteristic of Nicaragua, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Tanzania. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Tanzania, Indonesia, and Philippines. More prevalently, Ingel is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Engel | United States, Switzerland, France, Germany, Brazil |
| Angelus | United States, France, Germany, Canada, Brazil |
| Ingel | United States, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Engil | United States, Nicaragua, Philippines, Turkey, Brazil |
Ingel is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Engel des Herrn , the operatic character in the opera Jesu Hochzeit; Angelus , the American comic character and Engel , the operatic character in the opera Il Sant’Alessio, Il Sant'Alessio.