Gambel Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gambel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:137,58513,032

Gambel (75) may also be a first name.

Gambel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gambel (Russian: Гамбель) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 443,157th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name Gambel is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gambel are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most widely held given name in the world, held by 75 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 16 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Italy, where 5 percent are found.

Gambel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gambel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gambel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gambel surname are 26.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gambel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambell92963/
Ngambel9223/
Gambiel9211/
Ambel91906/
Gambl914/
Nganmbel861/
Gambelle861/
Gammbell860/
Gambiell860/
Gamble8364,808/
Hambel83677/
Ambiel83642/
Gembel83516/
Gambil83121/
Gombel83118/
Ambuel8345/
Ambell8337/
Amboel8317/
Ambeel8310/
Gömbel835/
Gamwel835/
Gamuel833/
Gambll832/
Ngambl831/
Ambeul831/
Ambl805/
Gachimbel801/
Gambill775,696/
Ambuehl77745/
Gembuel77495/
Ambiehl77466/
Gamwell77428/
Goembel77212/
Hambell7738/
Ngambil7723/
Ambelle7715/
Asembel779/
Goumbel775/
Hambelt774/
Gamblle772/
Ambeuhl772/
Gambhle771/
Ngombel771/
Amboehl771/
Gamuell771/
Gamnble771/
Gammble771/
Gaamble771/
Gembell770/
Gembeel770/
Ambil731,274/
Amble731,154/
Ombel7328/
Gembl7323/
Anbel7314/
Hambl733/
Gombl731/
Hambelle712/
Ngombell711/
Hambeltt711/
Assembel711/
Gambille711/
Gannbell710/
Gamweell710/
Aambuehl710/
Ambühl671,356/
Hamble67159/
Hanbel6771/
Ambill6768/
Ambuul6762/
Hambil6745/
Hombel6745/
Gombil6737/
Aamble6723/
Gömbül6717/
Ombael6713/
Ganble6713/
Haimbl6711/
Ganuel675/
Gonbel675/
Aimble673/
Anbeel672/
Anbell672/
D'Ambelle672/
Gamvle672/
Hambll671/
Gambilova671/
Gomwel671/
Anbiel671/
Oumbel671/
Ambiol671/
Annbel671/
Ambild670/
Gomble670/

Gambel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambel in the Russian language
Гамбельgambel-

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Gambel Reference & Research

Gambling DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gambling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gambel
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