Gemzell Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gemzell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gemzell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gemzell is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemzell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gemzell is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Gemzell occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gemzell reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Gemzell is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 209,505. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 62 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent are found and Blekinge County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Sweden Gemzell is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemzell861/
Gemsell860/
Gaenzell803/
Zemszell801/
Genzel771,959/
Emsell7786/
Gamzel772/
Hemzel772/
Semzel771/
Guenzel71492/
Hemsell71110/
Gaenzel7130/
Senzell7116/
Gensell716/
Jenzell711/
Zenzell711/
Gengell711/
Gienzel711/
Gamsell710/
Imzel6775/
Emsel6732/
Gendziel675/
Cemzl671/
Genzl671/
Genchell671/
Hemshell670/
Hemchell670/
Chemsell670/

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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
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  • 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 Gemzell
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