Gijzels Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gijzels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gijzels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Belgium121:958,05473,966
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gijzels Last Name Facts

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

Gijzels has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gijzels.

How Common Is The Last Name Gijzels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gijzels is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Gijzels is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gijzels are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands Gijzels is primarily concentrated in: Zeeland, where 47 percent reside, Limburg, where 26 percent reside and North Holland, where 21 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gijzells932/
Gizels9212/
Gijsels86558/
Ghijsels80333/
Gijssels8076/
Geijsels8074/
Gezels77279/
Gyzels7735/
Gijles772/
Gigels772/
Sizels771/
Ghijssels7528/
Geijssels751/
Geißels7113/
Ghisels715/
Geisels714/
Ghyzels714/
Geyzels712/
Ghezels712/
Zizeles711/
Gijselsová711/
Geissels673/
Gieschls670/

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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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  • 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 Gijzels
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