Gfeller Surname
Approximately 4,711 people bear this surname
Gfeller 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3,709 | 1:2,214 | 236 |
| United States | 695 | 1:521,524 | 43,542 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Gfeller 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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Gfeller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gfeller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gfeller (Russian: Гфеллер) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gfeller? popularity and diffusion
Gfeller is the 100,289th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,546,921 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gfeller live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,709 people, or 1 in 2,214. In Switzerland Gfeller is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 53 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland Gfeller exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Uruguay, where 1 percent reside.
Gfeller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gfeller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gfeller last name expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gfeller Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gfeller last name are 31.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gfeller earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 43.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,724 per year; in United States they earn 21.23% more than the national average, earning $52,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.48% more than the national average, earning $69,793 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gfeller Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gfeller in the Russian language | ||
| Гфеллер | gfeller | - |
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