Gavel Surname
Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname
Gavel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 816 | 1:444,190 | 38,145 |
| Canada | 535 | 1:68,870 | 7,911 |
| France | 484 | 1:137,237 | 21,031 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Gável (106) are calculated separately.
Gavel (49) may also be a first name.
Gavel Demographics
Average Male Gavel Height
177.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gavel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavel (Marathi: गवेल, Russian: Гавель) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gável. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 179,201st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. Gavel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gavel reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname Gavel is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 816 people, or 1 in 444,190. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.
Gavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gavel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gavel surname grew 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gavel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Gavel last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gavel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $41,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavel in the Marathi language | ||
| गवेल | gavela | 71.43 |
| गावेळ | gavela | 28.57 |
| Gavel in the Russian language | ||
| Гавель | gavel | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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