Gawl Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Gawl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gawl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gawl is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Gawl live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gawl is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Gawl is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 50 percent reside and New York, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent reside and Somaliland, where 20 percent reside.

Gawl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gawl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gawl surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawle89958/
Gaewl899/
Gawil895/
Gawlt894/
Awl86915/
Gajwel80134/
Ghawle8010/
Gawiel802/
Gawlhe802/
Ghawil801/
Gawoel801/
Gawlet801/
Awil7512,729/
Gabl751,725/
Gowl75119/
Hawl7545/
Ahwl7521/
Gavl7510/
Auwl759/
Aswl754/
Awwl753/
Awld751/
Aiwl751/
Eawl751/
Awlp751/
Awll750/
Nggawil7316/
Gawlová7310/
Gajwell733/
Ngaiwil731/
Gauwell730/
Gabel6719,794/
Gaweł679,664/
Gavle676,078/
Hawil672,359/
Awoel671,932/
Gabil67399/
Aweel67347/
Gowel6766/
Awill6740/
Gaibl6737/
Gowle6726/
Ahwil6724/
Göwel6723/
Gowil6716/
Gewel6713/
Awwel679/
Auwel677/
Aswll676/
Gowld676/
Aywel674/
Awiel674/
Auwil673/
Gavlh672/
Gabll672/
Awael672/
Eawil671/
Aszwl671/
Aweul671/
Awleh671/
Ashwl671/
Gabyl671/
Ajwil671/
Gewil670/
Hawll670/
Hawld670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawl
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