Gabel Surname
Approximately 19,794 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGabel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,562 | 1:37,906 | 4,685 |
| Germany | 5,409 | 1:14,884 | 1,942 |
| France | 1,026 | 1:64,739 | 8,907 |
| Canada | 714 | 1:51,604 | 6,219 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Algeria | 380 | 1:101,662 | 15,034 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Israel | 293 | 1:29,207 | 4,191 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| Netherlands | 177 | 1:95,408 | 15,599 |
| Denmark | 169 | 1:33,401 | 3,451 |
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Poland | 61 | 1:623,094 | 55,804 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Romania | 37 | 1:542,645 | 40,475 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,122 | 1:44,758 | 5,179 |
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.
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.
(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).
(from a place name) Gabel or Gabler is derived from Gable, a town in Bohemia.
A personal name borrowed from the celestial hierarchy.
Gabel Demographics
Gabel Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
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
Gabel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gabel in the Hindi language | ||
| गबेल | gabela | - |
| Gabel in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗେବଲ | gebala | 92.31 |
| ଗାେବଲ | gaebala | 7.69 |
| Gabel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺑﻞ | kabl | 50 |
| ﻛﺒﻞ | kbl | 25 |
| ﺟﺎﺑﻞ | jabl | 25 |
| Gabel in the Marathi language | ||
| गबेल | gabela | 50 |
| गाबेल | gabela | 50 |
| Gabel in the Russian language | ||
| Габель | gabel | - |
| Gabel in the Arabic language | ||
| جابل | jabl | - |
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