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
Gimpel Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Gimpel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gimpel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gimpel (Russian: Гимпель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gimpel.
How Common Is The Last Name Gimpel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 138,079th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,247,855 people. This 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 common first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,265 people, or 1 in 63,641. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Gimpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gimpel has changed through the years. 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 predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Gimpel surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.17% 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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