Gefell Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gefell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gefell Last Name Facts

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

Gefell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefell? popularity and diffusion

Gefell is the 1,398,030th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Gefell is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gefell reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 88 percent reside, Virginia, where 4 percent reside and California, where 2 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Peru, where 1 percent reside.

Gefell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gefell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gefell surname increased 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gefell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gefell are 34.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.88% registered to vote for the party.

Gefell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.37% more than the national average, earning $63,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefaell92128/
Gefel91151/
Geffaell865/
Gaeffell860/
Geffel83289/
Gefeld8319/
Guefel8310/
Eifell838/
Effell835/
Giefel835/
Gefäll834/
Geifel832/
Gefael832/
Gofell831/
Hefell831/
Getfel831/
Efel80174/
Efll802/
Heffell7779/
Gehfeld7770/
Gueffel772/
Gafaell771/
Giffell771/
Gefeldt771/
Gehfelt771/
Seffell770/
Zepfell770/
Geffelt770/
Hefel73869/
Eifel73288/
Effel73239/
Gofel7397/
Gafel7359/
Etfel7321/
Epfel7313/
Sefel739/
Zefel736/
Cefel733/
Esfel732/
Iefel731/
Edfel731/
Efiel731/
Efill731/
Eufel731/
Gedfl731/
Jefel731/
Gifel730/
Gehfeldt714/
Giesfeld711/
Gechfeld711/
Cheffell710/
Ghafel6718,606/
Seifel672,101/
Heffel67932/
Djefel67629/
Esfeld67166/
Giffel67145/
Giesfeldt67113/
Gaffel67106/
Edfelt6796/
Seffel6788/
Guifel6784/
Zepfel6780/
Ziefel6772/
Heufel6763/
Eiffel6759/
Zeffel6736/
Gipfel6730/
Eßfeld6725/
Guessfeld6722/
Hepfel6718/
Heifel6715/
Gafill6713/
Chefel6713/
Eifeld6711/
Zefeld678/
Etfill677/
Efl677/
Hyfell676/
Esfelt675/
Gafael674/
Hejfel674/
Goifel674/
Eyfeld673/
Gafeel673/
Cifell673/
Siefel673/
Seefel673/
Scefel672/
Hefelp672/
Eifelt672/
Eifele672/
Goffel672/
Khefel671/
Hefill671/
Jiefel671/
Gephel671/
Zeifel671/
Sefeel671/
Gefleh671/
Gafiel671/
Jefelt671/
Zeafel671/
Gafuel671/
Euffel671/
Effelt671/
Zefelt671/
Sepfel670/
Seufel670/
Epfelt670/
Zeyfel670/

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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 Gefell
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