Gafel Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel211:407,50632,346
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Gáfel (6) are calculated separately.

Gafel (10) may also be a first name.

Gafel Last Name Facts

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

Gafel (Russian: Гафель) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gáfel. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Gafel live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Gafel is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 407,506. In Israel it is most common in: Jerusalem District, where 100 percent are found. Beside Israel it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Gafel Last Name Statistics demography

Gafel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gáfel936/
Ghafel9118,606/
Gaffel91106/
Gadfel916/
Gafael914/
Gafeel913/
Gafiel911/
Gasfel911/
Gafuel911/
Gafeld910/
Afel89112/
Gadfelt8314/
Gafaell831/
Gasfeld831/
Ghafeel831/
Gaffuel831/
Gaffelt830/
Gauffel830/
Apfel802,508/
Hafel80599/
Affel80449/
Afelt80192/
Afeld80181/
Gefel80151/
Gofel8097/
Gafil8086/
Gaffl8079/
Afeel8026/
Aifel8016/
Asfel8012/
Adfel805/
Afael804/
Ghafl804/
Atfel803/
Afiel801/
Afell801/
Gashfelt771/
Gaeffell770/
Afl7559/
Hafeel734,520/
Affeld73616/
Apffel73485/
Ghafil73468/
Geffel73289/
Affelt73276/
Apfeld73231/
Asfeld73230/
Gefell73156/
Afeldt7359/
Hafell7344/
Hafeld7340/
Ayfeld7318/
Aifeld7318/
Gofeld7314/
Gafill7313/
Haffel7313/
Hafelt7312/
Haifel739/
Gaphel738/
Apfelt736/
Giefel735/
Ahfeld734/
Asfell734/
Goifel734/
Gaifil733/
Asfeel733/
Gefael732/
Aafeel732/
Goffel732/
Hafael732/
Haufel731/
Hadfel731/
Gofell731/
Apfeel731/
Apfell731/
Gaflet731/
Ajfeld731/
Adfelt731/
Afehel731/
Adfeel731/
Goufel731/
Asfelt730/
Affeldt672,963/
Ausfeld67194/
Afil67168/
Gefaell67128/
Haßfeld67112/
Ashfeld6794/
Apfl6791/
Hasfeld6774/
Assfeld6773/
Haffelt6753/
Adfeldt6742/
Aufeldt6739/
Asfeldt6737/
Ahfeldt6733/
Ausfelt6723/
Aafeldt6720/
Aysfeld6714/
Goffoel6713/
Hadfeld6712/
Ofel678/
Hatfeld675/
Hafl674/
Gosfeld674/
Goffelt673/
Haffell673/
Gayphel673/
Goifeld673/
Ahafuel672/
Gopfeld672/
Haifeld672/
Haufelt671/
Hayfeld671/
Ghaphel671/
Hadfell671/
Hafeelh671/
Gofl671/
Aitfeld671/
Affl671/
Ausfelp671/
Apfeldt671/
Gotfelt671/
Hahfeld671/
Ghafleh671/
Ghayfil671/
Aafl671/
Afhl671/
Aifl671/
Apffeld671/
Haafeld671/
Hafeeld671/
Autfeld670/
Ashfelt670/
Hasfelt670/
Hapfeld670/
Hapfelt670/
Goffeld670/
Haffeel670/
Gaffyhl670/
Hatfelt670/
Hazfeld670/

Gafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafel in the Russian language
Гафельgafel-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafel
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