Ghersel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Panama

Ghersel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghersel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Ghersel Last Name Facts

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

Ghersel is found most in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghersel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Ghersel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ghersel are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 59 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 24 percent live and Paraíba, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Ghersel occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 14 percent live and Panama, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gersel9240/
Gershel8689/
Guersel8610/
Gersell8610/
Gherzel861/
Ghergel861/
Gerssel861/
Gerrsel861/
Gersl8321/
Gerschel80234/
Guerssel808/
Gershell806/
Gierszel802/
Gergel772,265/
Gerzel77319/
Gerçel77199/
Girsel7755/
Gersil775/
Gercel774/
Gerjel773/
Geržel772/
Gershl771/
Gherchell758/
Guerschel756/
Guergel714/
Gergelt712/
Ghercil711/
Gerschl711/
Girszel711/
Gergiel711/
Giergiel67315/
Gresl67242/
Geršl67183/
Gerslova671/
Girssell671/

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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 Ghersel
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