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

Gels (Arabic: جلص) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Gēls. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 391,801^st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Gels live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 25 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 147,716. In Germany Gels is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Gels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gels surname increased 622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gels are 23.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.