Gimpel Surname

138,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Gimpel Surname Definition:

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

Gimpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2651:63,6418,179
United States7501:483,27940,870
Israel2091:40,9465,587
Belarus1501:63,34010,553
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Poland1201:316,74036,993
Canada911:404,89735,698
Austria891:95,67913,940
Chile891:197,9386,300
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Australia621:435,41534,362
England321:1,741,18971,393
France271:2,460,101186,232
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

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.

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

Gimpel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gimpel (Russian: Гимпель) is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gimpel.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimpel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,079th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,247,855 people. Gimpel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gimpel are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gimpel is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,265 people, or 1 in 63,641. In Germany Gimpel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Gimpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gimpel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gimpel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Gimpel last name are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.17% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guimpel9291/
Gimpiel926/
Gimpfel926/
Gimpell922/
Ghimpel921/
Gimpl911,421/
Impel9155/
Zimpel832,426/
Himpel831,055/
Gümpel83519/
Gempel83427/
Gumpel83316/
Gömpel8377/
Simpel8374/
Gympel8355/
Impiel8338/
Impell8327/
Gimpfl8323/
Gimpll8312/
Cimpel8311/
Jimpel833/
Ginpel832/
Impl802/
Gmpl801/
Gimpelová801/
Heimpel771,155/
Guempel77284/
Goempel7738/
Simpell7723/
Ngempel7711/
Zimpell7710/
Gümpell775/
Gumpell773/
Himmpel771/
Gujmpel771/
Gibel73737/
Empel73454/
Impil73255/
Giebl73238/
Cimpl73206/
Gumpl73165/
Simpl7330/
Zimpl7326/
Himpl7313/
Gűmpl7310/
Gbiel734/
Inpel732/
Smpel731/
Ginpl731/
Gievl731/
Heimpell7160/
Gimplová716/
Goempiel711/
Hempel6726,408/
Giebel675,834/
Zempel671,071/
Cempel67690/
Simpil67246/
Sempel67240/
Himpil67101/
Gumpil6792/
Ginpil6767/
Gaibel6764/
Hympel6757/
Empiel6753/
Gempil6734/
Ghibel6733/
Hämpel6724/
Gibelt6717/
Jgibel6716/
Guibel6713/
Gebiel6713/
Gibell6711/
Empell676/
Gieble675/
Zimpelová675/
Gibiel672/
Gibeul671/
Chiempiel671/
Gimpilova671/
Sinpel671/
Inmpil671/
Inpiel671/
Zinpel671/
Heimpl671/
Gunpel670/
Genpel670/
Cmpell670/
Giebil670/

Gimpel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gimpel in the Russian language
Гимпельgimpel-

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