Ghysels Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ghysels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghysels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0791:10,6551,535
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
France991:670,93786,003
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghysels Last Name Facts

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

Ghysels is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ghysels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghysels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,914th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. Ghysels is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ghysels are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 10,655. In Belgium Ghysels is most common in: Flemish Region, where 71 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Belgium it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Ghysels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghysels last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Ghysels earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning 361,824 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.97% more than the national average, earning $60,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheysels9364/
Ghyssels9355/
Gysels92865/
Gyssels86537/
Geysels86528/
Ghisels865/
Ghyzels864/
Gyseles861/
Gyseels861/
Ghyls831/
Ghels831/
Ghijsels80333/
Geyssels8014/
Gysdsels800/
Gesels7780/
Gyzels7735/
Gheles7715/
Ghiels771/
Ghijssels7528/
Gijsels71558/
Gitsels71140/
Gessels713/
Ghezels712/
Ghelles712/
Geyzels712/
Getsels711/
Gesells710/
Geels671,389/
Geles67851/
Gijssels6776/
Geijsels6774/
Gessells6756/
Ghils6743/
Geessels6713/
Gayls678/
Gissells671/

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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 Ghysels
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