Germel Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Germel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland771:493,62048,553
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Germel (308) may also be a first name.

Germel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Germel (Russian: Гермель) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Germel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Germel are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Germel is also the 501,377th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 308 people.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 493,620. Aside from Poland Germel exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giermel9218/
Germell926/
Germael923/
Guermel922/
Gerrmel920/
Ermel913,540/
Germmell860/
Hermel831,509/
Garmel83554/
Gremel83518/
Germil83105/
Gormel8371/
Cermel8324/
Görmel8320/
Ermell8310/
Jermel833/
Zermel831/
Girmel831/
Ermiel830/
Erml8039/
Germelova801/
Gremmel771,064/
Chermel7724/
Zhermel7717/
Gremell777/
Jermell774/
Cermell772/
Garmael772/
Hermell772/
Sermuel771/
Djermel771/
Hermiel771/
Jermiel771/
Sermiel771/
Garmell771/
Iermiel771/
Hermelt771/
Gormell770/
Hermmel770/
Ermil7397/
Greml7361/
Irmel7324/
Jerml7315/
Eerml731/
Gorml731/
Ermeł731/
Herml731/
Gremmell7121/
Ermelova713/
Garmmell711/
Gremmehl710/
Garmil6733/
Hermil6732/
Hermelová6718/
Sermil6713/
Gremml6712/
Girmil676/
Sirmel674/
Jermil673/
Eesrml671/
Irmael671/
Hirmel671/
Hermelova671/
Jeerml671/
Germilova671/
Gremil671/
Ermiol670/
Gormil670/

Germel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Germel in the Russian language
Гермельgermel-

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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
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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 Germel
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