Across the world, קנדיל (Kandil 
, Qandil 
, Kanadil 
) is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly female first name. The first name קנדיל is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name, Morocco, and Lebanon, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Egypt, Iraq, and Morocco. Much more prevalently, קנדיל is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kandil | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia |
| Qandil | Morocco, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Kanadil | Morocco, United Kingdom, India, Syria |
| קנדיל | Israel |