Gaebel Surname

229,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gaebel Surname Definition:

(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).

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Gaebel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9691:83,08110,492
United States5881:616,42749,911
Canada1571:234,68522,439
France271:2,460,101186,232
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Gaebel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Gaebel Last Name Facts

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

Gaebel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaebel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,220th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. The surname Gaebel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gaebel reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gaebel is most common in Germany, where it is held by 969 people, or 1 in 83,081. In Germany Gaebel is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany Gaebel occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Gaebel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaebel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaebel surname grew 1,176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaebel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaebel surname are 5.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaebel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaebelt9215/
Gaebell921/
Gabel9119,794/
Gebel918,477/
Aebel9185/
Gaebl919/
Gaebelle860/
Goebel8326,433/
Giebel835,834/
Gabell83389/
Gaybel83250/
Gabiel83196/
Geybel83152/
Gebell8391/
Gaibel8364/
Ghabel8357/
Haebel8355/
Gebiel8313/
Gejbel838/
Gabeel835/
Gajbel835/
Geabel834/
Gaabel834/
Gaeble833/
Gabael833/
Gabuel832/
Gaubel831/
Gabl801,725/
Gebl8072/
Aebl802/
Goebelt7770/
Goebell7727/
Gohebel7727/
Giebell7722/
Gueibel7721/
Gouebel7719/
Gajabel773/
Gueubel773/
Gaybuel771/
Gueabel771/
Giejbel771/
Ghoebel771/
Gabiell771/
Gaybell770/
Gaibele770/
Gebiell770/
Göbel7337,270/
Gobel7314,833/
Uebel733,900/
Aubel733,167/
Eibel732,010/
Gäbel731,369/
Oebel73613/
Gabil73399/
Aibel73263/
Giebl73238/
Eubel73231/
Goebl73182/
Eybel73164/
Yebel73118/
Gaibl7337/
Aybel7329/
Gebil7315/
Geybl7310/
Eabel734/
Gébel733/
Gabll732/
Ajbel731/
Aeble730/
Goebelle715/
Gaeblová713/
Heibel672,378/
Heubel67755/
Hoebel67478/
Gobell67323/
Goubel67323/
Gaubil67172/
Haibel67163/
Gobiel6791/
Göbelt6788/
Eibell6771/
Aubell6766/
Goeble6765/
Heabel6755/
Heybel6743/
Hajbel6738/
Uebell6723/
Gäbelt6719/
Ghobel6718/
Gueubelle6717/
Ajubel6716/
Oebell6714/
Ghebil6711/
Aubiel6710/
Iyebel6710/
Gobeel678/
Göbell678/
Haeble677/
Ayeble677/
Haybel676/
Aybele676/
Ggobel675/
Ajbele675/
Eubell674/
Gebael674/
Eyobel674/
Aibell673/
Ghabil673/
Eibele673/
Ausbel673/
Ahubel673/
Gejbøl673/
Goëbel673/
Iyabel672/
Goebil671/
Heebel671/
Gaabil671/
Gabill671/
Aaybel671/
Ajbell671/
Haubel671/
Ejabel671/
Ayibel671/
Hauebl671/
Ghabél671/
Gaibil671/
Ahibel671/
Aibele671/
Goebelova671/
Aybell670/
Aebill670/
Giebil670/
Eabell670/
Eyebel670/

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