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 more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gefel is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. Gefel 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 commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname Gefel is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 1,656,587. In Russia Gefel is most common in: Murmansk Oblast, where 22 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 17 percent live and Tyumen Oblast, where 16 percent live. Barring Russia Gefel is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Gefel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gefel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gefel last name decreased 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 with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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