Garfunkel Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Garfunkel Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (an invented surname) Garfunkel is from the old German Karfunkel or Karfunkelstein which mean “diamond.” The name was assumed by one who was a diamond dealer or was an expensive name bought from the naming authorities.

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Garfunkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
Israel931:92,01810,791
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Garfunkel (23) may also be a first name.

Garfunkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (an invented surname) Garfunkel is from the old German Karfunkel or Karfunkelstein which mean “diamond.” The name was assumed by one who was a diamond dealer or was an expensive name bought from the naming authorities. Other derivations are: Gorfinkel, Garfinkel, and sometimes Finkelstein and Finkel are derivatives of the second part of the old German name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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.

- rayj

Garfunkel Last Name Facts

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

Garfunkel (Russian: Гарфункель) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Garfunkel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfunkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 473,663rd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Garfunkel reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Garfunkel is most common in: New York, where 25 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Garfunkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garfunkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garfunkel last name expanded 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garfunkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garfunkel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Garfunkel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.39% more than the national average, earning $56,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Garfunkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garfunkel in the Russian language
Гарфункельgarfunkel-

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