Gimbel Surname

103,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gimbel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.

Gimbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1221:170,81017,251
Germany1,9131:42,0835,538
Canada1331:277,03525,971
France711:935,531107,040
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Spain481:974,00136,812
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Austria271:315,38635,058
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England181:3,095,448105,421
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Gimbel (31) may also be a first name.

Gimbel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gimbel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gimbel (Russian: Гимбель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimbel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,651st most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,607,311 people. The last name Gimbel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gimbel are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gimbel is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

The surname Gimbel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,122 people, or 1 in 170,810. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Gimbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gimbel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gimbel surname expanded 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gimbel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gimbel surname are 37.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.04% registered with the party.

The amount Gimbel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimbuel9230/
Guimbel9215/
Gimbell924/
Gimbelt921/
Gimbl9135/
Imbel9126/
Gmbel910/
Guimbell863/
Simbel831,788/
Gumbel83999/
Gembel83516/
Gimble83350/
Gümbel83328/
Zimbel8360/
Jimbel8337/
Gimbil8316/
Himbel837/
Gömbel835/
Gimbhl835/
Imbiel833/
Ginbel831/
Imbael831/
Gimuel831/
Imbl802/
Gembuel77495/
Goembel77212/
Chimbel77150/
Zimbehl7753/
Ngimbil7752/
Guembel7735/
Jimbell7711/
Gimbill774/
Jimbuel773/
Heimbel773/
Guimuel772/
Simbell772/
Siembel772/
Gumbell772/
Ginbell771/
Saimbel771/
Ghimbhl771/
Khimbel771/
Imbelle771/
Gembeel770/
Himbell770/
Gembell770/
Embel73413/
Imbil7329/
Gembl7323/
Gumbl7315/
Simbl736/
Gmble732/
Imble731/
Inbel731/
Issembel7111/
Chimbell711/
Sembel671,156/
Simbil671,080/
Simuel67425/
Gemble67245/
Hembel67206/
Cimbil6791/
Zembel6786/
Zimble6772/
Hymbel6763/
Zymbel6758/
Sinbel6727/
Zimbil6719/
Jembel6718/
Gömbül6717/
Imbihl6714/
Gumbil6712/
Haimbl6711/
Jimbil676/
Hoimbehel675/
Yimbil675/
Cembel674/
Genbel673/
Aimble673/
Himbil673/
Jinbel673/
Yombel673/
Jimble672/
Himble672/
Ginbhl672/
Ginuel672/
Embell671/
Ismbil671/
Ginble671/
Jimuel671/
Ngmbil671/
Simwel671/
Sümbel671/
Gemuel671/

Gimbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gimbel in the Russian language
Гимбельgimbel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gimbel
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