Gefel Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Gefel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gefel (44) may also be a first name.
Gefel Demographics
Gefel Political Affiliation
in Russia
Russia
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Gefel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gefel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gefel (Russian: Гефель) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gefel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gefel reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gefel is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 44 people.
The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 1,656,587. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Murmansk Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Volgograd Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Tyumen Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Russia Gefel occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Gefel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gefel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gefel last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gefel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gefel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gefel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gefel in the Russian language | ||
| Гефель | gefel | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gefel
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