Gençel Surname
Approximately 3,879 people bear this surname
Gençel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,849 | 1:20,219 | 2,388 |
| Northern Cyprus | 27 | 1:11,815 | 3,048 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gencel (402) are calculated separately.
Gençel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gençel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gençel is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gencel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gençel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gençel is the 118,586th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,878,718 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Gençel reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 3,849 people, or 1 in 20,219. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Izmir Province, where 7 percent live and Zonguldak Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Gençel
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