Gimpel Surname
Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname
Gimpel Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.
Gimpel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,265 | 1:63,641 | 8,179 |
| United States | 750 | 1:483,279 | 40,870 |
| Israel | 209 | 1:40,946 | 5,587 |
| Belarus | 150 | 1:63,340 | 10,553 |
| Russia | 128 | 1:1,125,961 | 83,965 |
| Poland | 120 | 1:316,740 | 36,993 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Austria | 89 | 1:95,679 | 13,940 |
| Chile | 89 | 1:197,938 | 6,300 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
Gimpel (18) may also be a first name.
Gimpel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.
Gimpel Demographics
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Gimpel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gimpel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gimpel (Russian: Гимпель) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gimpel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gimpel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gimpel is the 138,079th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,247,855 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gimpel reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gimpel is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,265 people, or 1 in 63,641. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Thuringia, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.
Gimpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gimpel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gimpel last name increased 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gimpel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Gimpel last name are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Gimpel earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning R 252,660 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gimpel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gimpel in the Russian language | ||
| Гимпель | gimpel | - |
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