Gfell Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Gfell Surname User-submission:

The surname Gfell or Gfeller means 'gradient', 'happiness'. It also refers to a department of alpine meadow, which is fenced and fertilized, particularly location of the chalet flat space that its fertilizer by it self obtained by the milking and there for the night overlapping cattle.

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Gfell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Chile1011:174,4215,727
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Gfell Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gfell or Gfeller means 'gradient', 'happiness'. It also refers to a department of alpine meadow, which is fenced and fertilized, particularly location of the chalet flat space that its fertilizer by it self obtained by the milking and there for the night overlapping cattle.

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Gfell Last Name Facts

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

Gfell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gfell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gfell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 785,023rd most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. Gfell is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Gfell live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States Gfell is most frequent in: Ohio, where 55 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Gfell occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 21 percent reside.

Gfell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gfell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gfell surname grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gfell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gfell surname are 25.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gfell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 310.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,564 per year and in United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,532 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gföll8010/
Cfell801/
Gfl75134/
Kfel67326/
Gfil672/
Gfld671/
Gfhl671/
Qgfl671/
Høgfeldt6269/
Hågfeldt625/
Kfeel602/
Ggpfl601/
Cfiel601/
Qfeel601/
Khfel601/
Kvfel601/
Kfeld601/
Kfeelh551/
Kfl508/
Qfl505/
Cfl504/

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