Garfunkle Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Garfunkle 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.

Garfunkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Garfunkle 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.

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Garfunkle Last Name Facts

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

Garfunkle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Garfunkle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfunkle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Garfunkle is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Garfunkle are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Garfunkle is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Garfunkle is most common in: New Jersey, where 57 percent are found, Alabama, where 7 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Garfunkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garfunkle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garfunkle surname contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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