Gheel Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gheel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:486,71119,179
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Gheel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gheel is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheel? popularity and diffusion

Gheel is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gheel reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

Gheel is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 486,711. In Scotland Gheel is most prevalent in: Fife, where 36 percent live, West Lothian, where 27 percent live and Dumfries and Galloway, where 27 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Gheel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gheel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gheel last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gheel Last Name Statistics demography

Gheel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 115.17% more than the national average, earning R 511,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geel893,153/
Ghel89164/
Ghessel831/
Gooheel831/
Geele807,254/
Gesel80200/
Getel8045/
Geçel8043/
Geell8030/
Ghell808/
Gecel808/
Gheil804/
Gueel803/
Gheld802/
Ngeel802/
Gheal802/
Geelp801/
Ghesl801/
Geehl801/
Geelh801/
Gheiscel771/
Gel755,068/
Ghl7515/
Gesell734,233/
Giesel732,508/
Geelle732,093/
Gessel731,619/
Gettel73997/
Ghysel73273/
Gießel73261/
Gietel73150/
Geysel7355/
Guetel7319/
Gichel7314/
Guehel7313/
Koghel7312/
Gedtel7311/
Gesiel737/
Gechel735/
Geősel732/
Ghesle731/
Guesel731/
Geegel731/
Kghele731/
Gehelp730/
Geesel730/
Goel6789,373/
Guel6716,892/
Giel6712,729/
Gele6711,803/
Gell674,258/
Gehl674,234/
Gael673,168/
Ngel671,720/
Göhl671,216/
Geld67842/
Geyl67516/
Gessell67470/
Giessel67375/
Gischel67343/
Gejl67321/
Gelt67283/
Gihl67124/
Ghil67121/
Geijsel6782/
Gähl6778/
Gühl6777/
Geyssel6763/
Guettel6751/
Gesl6736/
Geschel6735/
Gettell6728/
Gechell6720/
Gelh6719/
Ghyssel6718/
Gesshel6717/
Getl6716/
Guessel6713/
Ghle6710/
Gelp676/
Giechel676/
Geël675/
Ghijsel674/
Giesell672/
Giehsel672/
Ghll672/
Guedtel671/
Geessel671/
Geysell671/
Gieszel671/
Guescel671/
Gehhell671/
Gueitel671/
Gåhl671/
Géhl671/
Ghoicel671/
Gaichel671/
Nghl671/
Gghl671/
Glhe671/
Ghld671/
Geettel670/
Geseell670/
Gueasel670/

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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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  • 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 Gheel
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