Gavel Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8161:444,19038,145
Canada5351:68,8707,911
France4841:137,23721,031
Australia1421:190,11118,903
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Gável (106) are calculated separately.

Gavel (49) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gável93106/
Gavell91210/
Gajvel91180/
Gaveel9122/
Gavele9116/
Ghavel912/
Ngavel911/
Gavhel911/
Gatvel911/
Gaviel911/
Avel89604/
Gavelle831,171/
Gaveele8325/
Ghatvel831/
Gaveill830/
Gaviell830/
Gauvell830/
Havel808,939/
Gawel802,216/
Avele80834/
Gevel80291/
Gavil80133/
Govel80128/
Aviel8077/
Asvel8025/
Avell8022/
Aveil8011/
Avhel8010/
Auvel8010/
Atvel804/
Aivel802/
Aavel802/
Aveel801/
Gövel801/
Aveal801/
Eavel800/
Ghavitel7715/
Gavelová7713/
Gavelova771/
Gavile73987/
Gabele73854/
Havell73461/
Hauvel73364/
Gawell73187/
Havele73172/
Ghawel73159/
Haavel73142/
Heavel73121/
Asveld73119/
Avelle7370/
Havelt7348/
Govgel7342/
Govele7334/
Hayvel7321/
Gaviol7312/
Ngawel7311/
Atvell7310/
Gevell738/
Gabhel737/
Govell736/
Gievel736/
Gavail736/
Auvele736/
Gabeil736/
Gaouel736/
Ausvel735/
Gauvil734/
Gavill734/
Avitel732/
Asvele732/
Aivele732/
Gawiel732/
Gawele732/
Cgawel731/
Eavell731/
Gavhil731/
Goevel731/
Gouvel731/
Aavele731/
Gasvil731/
Ghovel731/
Goveil730/
Govelt730/
Aveill730/
Gavilt730/
Gosvel730/
Ghavidtel711/
Awel6735,521/
Avil67575/
Ghaouel67458/
Ovel67407/
Avelova67108/
Gaville6786/
Aveille6783/
Kgabele6737/
Aveilhe6722/
Easveld6714/
Ahveldt678/
Heavell676/
Gabetel675/
Asveldt675/
Nggawel674/
Avyl673/
Hayveld672/
Ghavile672/
Havelle672/
Gavlova672/
Avecill672/
Heauvel671/
Hasvell671/
Gavoile671/
Ghabhel671/
Gavaile671/
Aveihle671/
Avellhe671/
Ashvele671/
Ashvell671/
Gavigli671/
Gasbele671/
Govoeyl671/
Gabitel671/
Ahaviel671/
Avjl671/
Gabhiel671/
Gauwell670/
Gaibele670/
Gasvoil670/
Hatvell670/
Goovell670/

Gavel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavel in the Marathi language
गवेलgavela71.43
गावेळgavela28.57
Gavel in the Russian language
Гавельgavel-

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