Gabriels Surname

96,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gabriels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabriels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9761:5,818706
South Africa1,6211:33,4224,268
Netherlands4861:34,7475,827
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France1501:442,81863,836
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Gabriëls (452), Gabriéls (1) & Gabriêls (1) are calculated separately.

Gabriels (87) may also be a first name.

Gabriels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gabriels (Russian: Габриельс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant: Gabriëls, Gabriéls or Gabriêls. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabriels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,494th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,478,804 people. The surname Gabriels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gabriels live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gabriels is also the 1,024,927th most common first name internationally, held by 87 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,976 people, or 1 in 5,818. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium Gabriels is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Gabriels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gabriels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gabriels surname rose 1,138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gabriels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gabriels surname is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Gabriels are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gabriels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning R 198,888 per year; in United States they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning $57,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gabriels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gabriels in the Russian language
Габриельсgabriels-

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Footnotes

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