Ghell Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ghell (11) may also be a first name.

Ghell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻞ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghell? popularity and diffusion

Ghell is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghell live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Ghell is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gell894,258/
Ghel89164/
Ghll892/
Gechell8320/
Gehhell831/
Gelle8020,268/
Guell803,797/
Goell8096/
Geell8030/
Gheel8027/
Ngell8025/
Ghyll8020/
Ghill8015/
Gaell8010/
Giell806/
Gheil804/
Gheld802/
Gheal802/
Ghesl801/
Ghlle801/
Gel755,068/
Gll7526/
Ghl7515/
Gesell734,233/
Geelle732,093/
Ghysel73273/
Giehll7396/
Gisell7348/
Gitell7329/
Gysell7328/
Guelld7323/
Gichel7314/
Guehel7313/
Gielle7312/
Koghel7312/
Ångell736/
Gechel735/
Kågell734/
Gesill732/
Gicell731/
Ghoill731/
Ghesle731/
Kghele731/
Ghjhll731/
Gehelp730/
Gill67281,260/
Goel6789,373/
Guel6716,892/
Giel6712,729/
Gele6711,803/
Gehl674,234/
Gael673,168/
Geel673,153/
Ngel671,720/
Göhl671,216/
Geld67842/
Geyl67516/
Gessell67470/
Güll67390/
Göll67350/
Gischel67343/
Gejl67321/
Gelt67283/
Gyll67152/
Gissell67142/
Gihl67124/
Ghil67121/
Gähl6778/
Gühl6777/
Gesl6736/
Geschel6735/
Gahylle6731/
Gettell6728/
Gittell6721/
Gelh6719/
Ghyssel6718/
Gesshel6717/
Getl6716/
Ghle6710/
Gäll678/
Gelp676/
Giechel676/
Geël675/
Gellová674/
Gellleh674/
Ghijsel674/
Giesell672/
Giehsel672/
Gueille672/
Guisell671/
Geysell671/
Glld671/
Glle671/
Ghessel671/
Gooheel671/
Gåhl671/
Géhl671/
Ghoicel671/
Gaichel671/
Nghl671/
Gghl671/
Glhe671/
Gllt671/
Ghld671/
Kgll671/
Geseell670/

Ghell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﻞql-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghell
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