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) is found most in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gefel live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Gefel is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 44 people.

The last name Gefel is most frequent 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. Outside of Russia this surname 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 incidence of Gefel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gefel are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for 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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