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 surname Giels is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Giels are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Giels is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany Giels occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Giels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giels last name fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giels last name 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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