Gaël Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Chad

Gaël Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaël Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France141:4,744,480251,814
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gaël (8,329) may also be a first name.

Gaël Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaël is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gaël click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaël? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gaël are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gaël is also the 69,225th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 8,329 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 4,744,480. In France Gaël is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 57 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 29 percent reside and Brittany, where 7 percent reside. Barring France this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 30 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gal8648,259/
Gaëlle8023/
Gale7572,553/
Gall7536,394/
Gaul7514,580/
Gaál758,322/
Gail756,000/
Gaal755,390/
Galt753,901/
Galh753,724/
Gahl75959/
Ngal75358/
Ghal75310/
Gayl75200/
Gald75124/
Goël7568/
Galp7549/
Gajl7527/
Gatl7515/
Gaïl7513/
Gáal7512/
Kgal758/
Gasl754/
Ga'l753/
Ggal753/
Gaàl753/
Gaíl751/
Galì751/
Qgal751/
Haël751/
Hgal751/
Al6771,408/
Ghale6748,237/
Gayle6727,619/
Galle6718,625/
Gauld673,260/
Gaile671,836/
Gaule671,673/
Ga'al671,345/
Gahal671,300/
Gatel67854/
Gatil67653/
Gasle67390/
Gaull67328/
Ghalh67212/
Ghall67191/
Kgale67179/
Gacel67164/
Gallt67150/
Gasel67137/
Gagli67137/
Galhe67130/
Ghail67110/
Gaale6775/
Gauhl6765/
Gasil6760/
Ngaul6758/
Ghaal6756/
Ghald6746/
Gaulė6742/
Gaill6740/
Ghaul6738/
Gallì6731/
Gaisl6726/
Gahul6722/
Ghayl6715/
Galtt6715/
Ngail6713/
Ghasl6712/
Ngall6711/
Gaulp678/
Nggal677/
Gauyl676/
Ghalt676/
Gaall676/
Gacil676/
Galhh675/
Ghatl674/
Gatll674/
Kgald674/
D'Gal673/
Gaylt673/
Gailė673/
Gaßel673/
Gouël673/
Galld672/
Nghal672/
Ggale672/
Gheal672/
N'Gal671/
Ghalp671/
Gathl671/
Gaulh671/
Gaild671/
Galht671/
Gasll671/
Ghahl671/
Gallø671/
Gahll671/
Gajjl671/
Qugal671/
Cgald671/
Gallh671/
Gausl670/
Gallp670/
Gaalt670/
Gaald670/

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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 Gaël
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