Gabel Surname

27,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gabel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gabriel,' popularly Gabel. Rare in early registers.

Gabriel Attelond, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gabel Brenn, Norfolk, ibid.

Thomas Gabriell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Gabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5621:37,9064,685
Germany5,4091:14,8841,942
France1,0261:64,7398,907
Canada7141:51,6046,219
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Algeria3801:101,66215,034
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Israel2931:29,2074,191
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Denmark1691:33,4013,451
India1081:7,102,457156,472
England841:663,31038,317
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Poland611:623,09455,804
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Romania371:542,64540,475
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Austria251:340,61736,996
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Finland241:229,02918,579
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1221:44,7585,179

The alternate forms: Gäbel (1,369) & Gábel (148) are calculated separately.

Gabel (482) may also be a first name.

Gabel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gabriel,' popularly Gabel. Rare in early registers.

Gabriel Attelond, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gabel Brenn, Norfolk, ibid.

Thomas Gabriell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A feminine Gabriela existed, also found as Gabella.

1539. Baptised — Gabella, d. of Robert Tans: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Milton's "Chief of the angelic guards" (Paradise Lost, IV, 550). A surname current in Aberdeenshire. From the Hebrew (Dan. VIII, 16), meaning 'man of El,' Frank Gabriel and Edward Gabriel from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff). As a forename we have Gabriel Gymmill in Edinburgh, 1599 (Edinb. Marr.). David Gabriel, a prominent citizen in Aberdeen, died in December, 1939. I have read somewhere that the family of Gabriel of Aberdeen is descended from a Gabriel Grant, but no such person appears in Sir William Fraser's Chiefs of Grant.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(German, English) One who made and sold agricultural implements, such as pitchforks; dweller by a fork in the road; one who came from Gabel (fork), in Germany; descendant of little Gabe; a pet form of little Gabriel (God is my strength).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) Gabel or Gabler is derived from Gable, a town in Bohemia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A personal name borrowed from the celestial hierarchy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gabel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gabel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gabel (Arabic: جابل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺑﻞ, Hindi: गबेल, Marathi: गबेल, Oriya: ଗେବଲ, Russian: Габель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gäbel or Gábel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gabel is the 27,143rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 368,169 people. The surname Gabel is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Gabel live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gabel is also the 387,276th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 482 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,562 people, or 1 in 37,906. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Gabel exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Gabel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gabel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gabel surname increased 852 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gabel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gabel last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gabel surname are 17.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gabel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 74.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,858 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning R 262,020 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.15% more than the national average, earning $31,136,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gäbel931,369/
Gábel93148/
Gatbel9111,121/
Gaebel911,768/
Gabell91389/
Gaybel91250/
Gabiel91196/
Gabelt9190/
Gaibel9164/
Ghabel9157/
Gabeel915/
Gajbel915/
Gaabel914/
Gabael913/
Gabuel912/
Gaubel911/
Abel89253,767/
Gabl891,725/
Gabelle83960/
Gathbel831/
Gaybuel831/
Gueabel831/
Gaebell831/
Gabiell831/
Gaybell830/
Gaibele830/
Göbel8037,270/
Gable8014,949/
Gobel8014,833/
Habel8014,347/
Abell8012,856/
Gebel808,477/
Abiel806,913/
Abuel804,375/
Aubel803,167/
Aboel80676/
Abeel80477/
Aabel80436/
Gabil80399/
Asbel80264/
Aibel80263/
Abelt80233/
Abeld8044/
Gaibl8037/
Aybel8029/
Ahbel8026/
Abeul8016/
Atbel8013/
Abael8011/
Gaebl809/
Eabel804/
Abelh803/
Gébel803/
Gabll802/
Gabyl801/
Abehl801/
Ajbel801/
Gabelova778/
Gabelová775/
Gasbelle770/
Abl75393/
Goebel7326,433/
Giebel735,834/
Asbell732,590/
Gampel73749/
Habelt73547/
Gobell73323/
Goubel73323/
Ashbel73314/
Abelle73277/
Abeldt73276/
Gaubil73172/
Haibel73163/
Habeel73151/
Gajwel73134/
Gobiel7391/
Gebell7391/
Göbelt7388/
Gaible7385/
Habell7374/
Aubell7366/
Heabel7355/
Hajbel7338/
A'Bell7334/
Gauble7325/
Habiel7324/
Gäbelt7319/
Haabel7319/
Ghobel7318/
Gebiel7313/
Aubiel7310/
Hasbel738/
Gobeel738/
Göbell738/
Gableh737/
Haybel736/
Aybele736/
Ggobel735/
Ajbele735/
Gabhle735/
Gabuil735/
Gobelt734/
Gosbel734/
Gablle734/
Gebael734/
Aibell733/
Ghabil733/
Ausbel733/
Ahubel733/
Goëbel733/
Gawiel732/
Ngobel732/
Athbel732/
Asbeel732/
Ngabil732/
Gabyol731/
Gaabil731/
Gabill731/
Abuehl731/
Aaybel731/
Ajbell731/
Asbelt731/
Goobel731/
Haubel731/
Gabiol731/
Gawoel731/
Gasuel731/
Gatbil731/
Habael731/
Habeld731/
Ghable731/
Ghabél731/
Gaibil731/
Abuell731/
D'Abel731/
Ahbiel731/
Aibele731/
Aabeel731/
Abeelh731/
Abeltd731/
Aybell730/
Gaable730/
Aboell730/
Aasbel730/
Eabell730/
Gatble730/
Able6711,593/
Obel675,487/
Abil675,392/
Göbl671,536/
Ábel671,178/
Habl67704/
Haubelt67274/
Gosbell67201/
Abyl67136/
Abelova67131/
Abelová67110/
Gobl6798/
Hasbell6792/
Gebl6772/
Aubelle6767/
Haibele6751/
Gabille6750/
Gueable6746/
Asbelle6744/
Haubiel6734/
Aibl6733/
Gobelle6731/
Goebell6727/
Giebell6722/
Gampell6722/
Gueibel6721/
Gébl6721/
Gäbl6720/
Haybele6713/
Ajbl6711/
Haibell6710/
Gavl6710/
Haybell678/
Ashbell678/
Gawl675/
Abhl675/
Ghoubel674/
Ablt674/
Gajwell673/
Abll673/
Aabl673/
Ashbeel673/
Goobell672/
Abehele672/
Aybl672/
D'Abell671/
Haabeel671/
Gablova671/
Haybiel671/
Hausbel671/
Nganpel671/
Goubiel671/
Goibele671/
Abe'ele671/
Abeł671/
Abél671/
Eabl671/
Ghoebel671/
Abld671/
Ablp671/
Abeeldt671/
Atbl671/
Gauwell670/
Gasuell670/
Goubelt670/
Gebiell670/

Gabel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gabel in the Hindi language
गबेलgabela-
Gabel in the Oriya language
ଗେବଲgebala92.31
ଗାେବଲgaebala7.69
Gabel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺑﻞkabl50
ﻛﺒﻞkbl25
ﺟﺎﺑﻞjabl25
Gabel in the Marathi language
गबेलgabela50
गाबेलgabela50
Gabel in the Russian language
Габельgabel-
Gabel in the Arabic language
جابلjabl-

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