Geels Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7191:23,4873,784
United States5261:689,08554,664
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Belgium231:499,85448,667
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France71:9,488,960336,266
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Geels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geels is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geels? popularity and diffusion

Geels is the 278,560th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. The last name Geels occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Geels reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 719 people, or 1 in 23,487. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 33 percent live, Overijssel, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Geels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 7,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geels are 29.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Geels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.38% more than the national average, earning R 575,976 per year and in United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gesels9180/
Geeles911/
Getels911/
Gels89903/
Eels89232/
Geysels83528/
Geißels8313/
Geisels834/
Gessels833/
Gyseels831/
Gesells830/
Eells801,851/
Eeles801,738/
Geles80851/
Geils80676/
Heels80509/
Giels80119/
Gelse8086/
Goels8074/
Gelsz8017/
Eelst8015/
Gehls809/
Gells807/
Guels802/
Yeels801/
Jeels801/
Eelss801/
Gaels801/
Ghels801/
Gelss801/
Gelsh800/
Esels800/
Ehels800/
Ecels800/
Geijsels7774/
Gheysels7764/
Gessells7756/
Geyssels7714/
Geessels7713/
Geissels773/
Els7521,434/
Gls7519/
Gelles731,054/
Gysels73865/
Gelese73346/
Gieles73329/
Yeeles73248/
Ngeles7387/
Echels7367/
Gueles7367/
Geiles7364/
Geglis7351/
Heeles7346/
Hesels7339/
Gelesz7338/
Giehls7330/
Gehles7328/
Gheles7315/
Guells7315/
Gitels739/
Guelse736/
Gejlsø736/
Gecils735/
Eele's735/
Hecels734/
Goehls733/
Eheles732/
Eisels732/
Eelles731/
Giells731/
Gelsch731/
Jeeles731/
Gelhes731/
Goelss731/
Guelss731/
Geless731/
Essels731/
Gielse731/
Gellsh731/
Geelce731/
Ghiels731/
Ecells730/
Oheels730/
Gettls730/
Geijssels711/
Else675,334/
Hessels672,690/
Ells672,614/
Elst672,334/
Gils672,160/
Eles671,530/
Ghysels671,393/
Gyssels67537/
Gelz67304/
Göls67262/
Elsh67254/
Guelles67208/
Hels67184/
Eils67172/
Gieglis67163/
Eals67146/
Gles67122/
Ehls67115/
Güls67100/
Glis6779/
Gettles6763/
Első6753/
Goelles6749/
Eschels6733/
Elss6733/
Essells6724/
Elhs6717/
Eichels678/
Jiggels676/
Gäls675/
Ghisels675/
Euls672/
Iels672/
Gielsch672/
Eachels672/
Ghelles672/
Elsz672/
Geleshe672/
Elsë672/
Guelese672/
Glsz672/
Esls672/
Heesels671/
Gielles671/
Ngeless671/
Gueless671/
Gēls671/
Giełesz671/
Gielese671/
Ngls671/
Gelx671/
Glse671/
Glsh671/
Glsp671/
Glss671/
Ghls671/
Gellest670/
Gelesse670/
Gittels670/
Guellse670/
Echells670/
Heasels670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geels
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