Gel Surname

94,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,6921:45,9944,644
Iran1,5241:50,3825,620
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Spain911:513,75925,575
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
India701:10,958,077204,613
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Romania611:329,14528,853
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Canada461:800,99162,809
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Sudan161:713,442947
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
China61:227,886,92811,701
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Gél (1) are calculated separately.

Gel (5,976) may also be a first name.

Gel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gel (Arabic: جّل, Hindi: गेल, Marathi: गेल, Oriya: େଗଲ, Russian: Гель) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gél. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,022nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,437,953 people. Gel occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Gel are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 31 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 85,880th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 5,976 people.

The last name Gel is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 45,994. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Duzce Province, where 18 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 12 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey Gel occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Gel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gel last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Sunni (64%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gel surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Gel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,530 per year; in Colombia they earn 55.32% more than the national average, earning $35,261,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $42,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gél891/
Goel8689,373/
Guel8616,892/
Giel8612,729/
Gell864,258/
Gehl864,234/
Gael863,168/
Geel863,153/
Geil863,121/
Ngel861,720/
Geld86842/
Geyl86516/
Gejl86321/
Gelt86283/
Ghel86164/
Égel8661/
Gesl8636/
Gelh8619/
Gelp866/
Geël865/
Tgel862/
Xgel861/
El8039,116/
Gl80657/
Geele757,254/
Giehl754,342/
Guell753,797/
Goehl75709/
Guehl75467/
Geldt75353/
Giesl75154/
Goell7596/
Guelt7571/
Hägel7571/
Geill7562/
Geihl7551/
Gaehl7535/
Geell7530/
Gield7527/
Gheel7527/
Ngell7525/
Høgel7521/
Gheyl7517/
Geijl7510/
Gaell7510/
Gihel759/
Ghell758/
Ejgel757/
Ajgel756/
Hngel756/
Giell756/
Køgel754/
Gueel753/
Gueld752/
Ngeel752/
Gielh752/
Kőgel752/
N'Gel751/
Hgiel751/
Geelp751/
Geehl751/
Geelh751/
Ijgel751/
Tøgel751/
Geilø751/
Gelth751/
Gioel751/
Geuil751/
Gielt751/
Geeal751/
Guelp750/
Gil67686,266/
Gül67182,369/
Göl6715,231/
Sel6714,300/
Yel6713,096/
Ele6710,439/
Ell675,258/
Hel673,600/
Cel672,641/
Elh672,188/
Geelle672,093/
Ehl671,765/
Ngl671,644/
Zel671,549/
Eld671,493/
Eul671,388/
Eil67993/
Eyl67836/
Esl67608/
Etl67496/
Jel67439/
Elt67375/
Eal67265/
Eel67185/
Žel67182/
Iel67178/
Giehll6796/
Gelová6780/
Elp6752/
Gyl6750/
Glt6748/
Geezil6737/
Gelowa6736/
Hgl6734/
Eijgel6730/
Gajjel6729/
Ejgiel6727/
Gll6726/
Guelld6723/
Ghl6715/
Elő6714/
Kgl6714/
Gld6713/
Guehel6713/
Guelph6712/
Koghel6712/
Glp6711/
Gøl6710/
Glh678/
Ggl677/
Ångell676/
Cgl676/
Qgl675/
Gajyel674/
Kågell674/
Hajgel674/
Gujjel673/
Gíl672/
Gûl672/
Ejl672/
Gaayel671/
Gejjel671/
Őel671/
Gayyel671/
Geegel671/
Goiyel671/
Elì671/
Elø671/
Gahael671/
Gehiol671/
Gehelp670/
Geesel670/

Gel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gel in the Hindi language
गेलgela-
Gel in the Marathi language
गेलgela98.18
Gel in the Oriya language
େଗଲegala94.3
େଗଳegala5.46
Gel in the Russian language
Гельgel-
Gel in the Arabic language
جّلjl-
جلjl-

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