Gijsels Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Gijsels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 545 | 1:21,095 | 3,261 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gijsels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gijsels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gijsels occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gijsels? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 566,665th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gijsels live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 21,095. In Belgium Gijsels is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghijsels | 93 | 333 | / |
| Gijssels | 93 | 76 | / |
| Geijsels | 93 | 74 | / |
| Ghijssels | 88 | 28 | / |
| Geijssels | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gitsels | 86 | 140 | / |
| Gijzels | 86 | 52 | / |
| Ghisels | 86 | 5 | / |
| Geisels | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gijselsová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geissels | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gijzells | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gissells | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gysels | 77 | 865 | / |
| Gesels | 77 | 80 | / |
| Gizels | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zisels | 77 | 10 | / |
| Giselx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghysels | 71 | 1,393 | / |
| Gyssels | 71 | 537 | / |
| Geysels | 71 | 528 | / |
| Geißels | 71 | 13 | / |
| Zissels | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gessels | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jessels | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gyseles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gyseels | 71 | 1 | / |
| Getsels | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gesells | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gheysels | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gessells | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ghyssels | 67 | 55 | / |
| Geyssels | 67 | 14 | / |
| Geessels | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sischels | 67 | 3 | / |
| Esels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gysdsels | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gijsels
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