Gefel Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
India51:153,413,076951,030
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gefel (44) may also be a first name.

Gefel Last Name Facts

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

Gefel (Russian: Гефель) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gefel.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gefel is the 1,428,594th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gefel are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gefel is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 44 people.

Gefel is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 1,656,587. In Russia Gefel 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. Beside Russia Gefel is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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 surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gefel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffel91289/
Gefell91156/
Gefeld9119/
Guefel9110/
Giefel915/
Geifel912/
Gefael912/
Getfel911/
Efel89174/
Gefaell83128/
Gehfeld8370/
Gueffel832/
Gefeldt831/
Gehfelt831/
Geffelt830/
Hefel80869/
Eifel80288/
Effel80239/
Gofel8097/
Gafel8059/
Etfel8021/
Epfel8013/
Sefel809/
Zefel806/
Cefel803/
Esfel802/
Iefel801/
Edfel801/
Efiel801/
Eufel801/
Gedfl801/
Jefel801/
Gifel800/
Geffaell775/
Gehfeldt774/
Giesfeld771/
Gechfeld771/
Gaeffell770/
Efl757/
Ghafel7318,606/
Seifel732,101/
Heffel73932/
Djefel73629/
Esfeld73166/
Giffel73145/
Gaffel73106/
Edfelt7396/
Seffel7388/
Guifel7384/
Zepfel7380/
Ziefel7372/
Heufel7363/
Eiffel7359/
Zeffel7336/
Gipfel7330/
Eßfeld7325/
Hepfel7318/
Heifel7315/
Chefel7313/
Eifeld7311/
Eifell738/
Zefeld738/
Effell735/
Esfelt735/
Gafael734/
Hejfel734/
Gefäll734/
Goifel734/
Eyfeld733/
Gafeel733/
Siefel733/
Seefel733/
Scefel732/
Hefelp732/
Eifelt732/
Eifele732/
Goffel732/
Khefel731/
Jiefel731/
Gephel731/
Gofell731/
Zeifel731/
Sefeel731/
Gefleh731/
Gafiel731/
Jefelt731/
Hefell731/
Zeafel731/
Gafuel731/
Euffel731/
Effelt731/
Zefelt731/
Sepfel730/
Seufel730/
Epfelt730/
Zeyfel730/
Giesfeldt71113/
Guessfeld7122/
Djeffel671,765/
Eisfeld671,756/
Efil671,617/
Edfeldt67380/
Hedfeld67216/
Sefl67214/
Hetfeld67163/
Eysfeld67106/
Heffell6779/
Ziepfel6762/
Zefeldt6754/
Essfeld6736/
Heuffel6722/
Eidfelt6721/
Eißfeld6720/
Hedfelt6718/
Cheffel6713/
Goffoel6713/
Chefelt6712/
Zehfeld678/
Ejsfeld677/
Jedfelt674/
Ifel673/
Sceffel673/
Goifeld673/
Hefl672/
Zeefeld672/
Heefelt672/
Ezfl672/
Heifeld672/
Efll672/
Gifl671/
Chhefel671/
Hefeldt671/
Eiffeld671/
Efelova671/
Gafaell671/
Giffell671/
Gofl671/
Zeapfel671/
Ziedfel671/
Hseffel671/
Eifeldt671/
Zeifeld671/
Hiepfel671/
Heshfel671/
Heßfeld671/
Jedfeld671/
Jezfeld671/
Zieffel671/
Ghafeel671/
Gaffuel671/
Cgiffel671/
Iefl671/
Djefeel671/
Efyl671/
Edfl671/
Ejfl671/
Seffell670/
Zepfell670/
Eisfelt670/
Zeifele670/
Hesfelt670/
Seifiel670/
Eizfeld670/

Gefel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefel in the Russian language
Гефельgefel-

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Footnotes

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