Garfunckel Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Garfunckel Surname User-submission:
A Jewish surname derived from Yiddish, גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl), i.e. "carbuncle", an archaic term for a number of red gemstones, usually red garnets.
Garfunckel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Garfunckel Surname Meaning
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.
- rayjPhonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfunkel | 95 | 707 | / |
| Garfnkel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Garfinkel | 84 | 2,949 | / |
| Karfunkel | 84 | 94 | / |
| Gorfunkel | 84 | 51 | / |
| Garfunkle | 84 | 18 | / |
| Gurfunkel | 84 | 2 | / |
| Carfunkel | 84 | 1 | / |
| Garfunkelová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Garfinkiel | 80 | 29 | / |
| Garfunquel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garfeinkel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurfnkel | 78 | 3 | / |
| Garfinkl | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gurfinkel | 74 | 1,411 | / |
| Garfinkle | 74 | 1,087 | / |
| Gorfinkel | 74 | 244 | / |
| Karfunkle | 74 | 14 | / |
| Karfinkel | 74 | 9 | / |
| Horfunkel | 74 | 9 | / |
| Garfinklo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grafinkel | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carfinkel | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gorfunkle | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gurfinkiel | 70 | 126 | / |
| Gorfinkiel | 70 | 34 | / |
| Gourfinkel | 70 | 8 | / |
| Gurffinkel | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gurfinkyel | 70 | 1 | / |
| Garfinkkle | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gorfinckle | 70 | 0 | / |
| Gurfinkyeli | 67 | 27 | / |
| Horfumkel | 63 | 1 | / |
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