Garfinkel Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Garfinkel Surname Definition:

(German) Carbuncle, a red precious stone or the garnet-cut cabochon, probably one who dealt in these stones.

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Garfinkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3771:152,48615,651
Israel2691:31,8134,498
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Argentina801:534,29338,967
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Garfinkel (15) may also be a first name.

Garfinkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Carbuncle, a red precious stone or the garnet-cut cabochon, probably one who dealt in these stones.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Jewish surname derived from Yiddish, גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl), i.e. "carbuncle", an archaic term for a number of red gemstones, usually red garnets.

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Garfinkel Last Name Facts

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

Garfinkel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Garfinkel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfinkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garfinkel is the 149,751st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,471,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Garfinkel live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Garfinkel is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Garfinkel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,377 people, or 1 in 152,486. In The United States Garfinkel is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States Garfinkel exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Garfinkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Garfinkel are 42.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Garfinkel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.29% more than the national average, earning $59,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.55% more than the national average, earning $84,238 CAD per year.

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