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Where Does The Last Name Gels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gels (Arabic: جلص) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gēls. For other potential spellings of Gels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 391,801^st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gels live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gels is also the 2,136,160^th most common given name in the world, held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 147,716. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany Gels occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

Gels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gels last name rose 622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gels last name are 23.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.69% registered with the political party.

Gels earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.45% more than the national average, earning $51,111 USD per year.