Gamel Surname
Approximately 15,712 people bear this surname
Gamel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 11,440 | 1:8,036 | 979 |
| United States | 2,038 | 1:177,850 | 17,820 |
| France | 796 | 1:83,446 | 11,836 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Philippines | 173 | 1:585,192 | 64,333 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 219 | 1:229,309 | 19,344 |
The alternate forms: Gamél (7) are calculated separately.
Gamel (2,715) may also be a first name.
Gamel Demographics
Average Gamel Salary in
United States
$45,567 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamel (Hindi: गमेला, Oriya: ଗମା, Russian: Гамель) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur as: Gamél. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gamel is the 33,767th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 463,820 people. Gamel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Gamel live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 140,467th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 2,715 people.
The surname Gamel is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,440 people, or 1 in 8,036. Excluding Egypt it exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Gamel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gamel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamel last name expanded 931 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gamel last name are 13.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gamel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning $58,223 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamel in the Hindi language | ||
| गमेला | gamela | - |
| Gamel in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗମା | gama | - |
| Gamel in the Russian language | ||
| Гамель | gamel | - |
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Gamel Reference & Research
Gambrell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gambrell 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 Gamel
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis