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Where Does The Last Name Gamel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gamel (Hindi: गमेला, Oriya: ଗମା, Russian: Гамель) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gamél. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 33,767^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 463,820 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Gamel reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Gamel is also the 140,467^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,715 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 11,440 people, or 1 in 8,036. Beside Egypt it occurs 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 prevalency of Gamel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamel surname 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 surname are 13.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.75% registered with the political 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.