Giels Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Giels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Belgium441:261,28731,734
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Giels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giels is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Giels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giels? popularity and diffusion

Giels is the 1,666,404th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Giels occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Giels live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Giels is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Hesse, where 15 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Giels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giels last name contracted 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giels surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Giels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giehls9130/
Gielse911/
Giells911/
Gils892,160/
Gels89903/
Gieglis83163/
Gielsch832/
Gielles831/
Gills803,052/
Geels801,389/
Gilse80785/
Gelse8086/
Goels8074/
Gilst8055/
Ghils8043/
Ziels8035/
Siels8022/
Gelsz8017/
Gilså8015/
Gehls809/
Gilsh807/
Gells807/
Guils803/
Gilss802/
Guels802/
Gielz802/
Gaels801/
Ghels801/
Gelss801/
Gelsh800/
Gls7519/
Gilles7348,707/
Gelles731,054/
Ziells7360/
Guills7322/
Guells7315/
Guelse736/
Gilsch734/
Goehls733/
Goelss731/
Zielst731/
Guilsh731/
Gelsch731/
Dziels731/
Geeles731/
Guelss731/
Gellsh731/
Gilsce730/
Sels673,036/
Zils671,883/
Guilles67488/
Cels67377/
Sils67353/
Gilz67334/
Zels67330/
Gelz67304/
Göls67262/
Guelles67208/
Jils67152/
Gles67122/
Gilless67122/
Güls67100/
Cils6751/
Goelles6749/
Gillest6746/
Gillsch6726/
Sielsch6715/
Gillese6710/
Jels6710/
Gillesp675/
Gäls675/
Zielles675/
Glsz672/
Gillles672/
Ghelles672/
Gēls671/
Gelx671/
Glse671/
Glsh671/
Glsp671/
Glss671/
Ghls671/
Gilx671/
Ngls671/
Giļs671/
Ghilles671/
Zielsch671/
Guellse670/
Gellest670/

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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 Giels
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