Givel Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Givel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Givel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2051:40,0635,691
France411:1,620,066149,911
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Givèl (1) are calculated separately.

Givel (67) may also be a first name.

Givel Last Name Facts

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

Givel (Russian: Гивель) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Givèl. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Givel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 985,740th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Givel are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name globally, held by 67 people.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 40,063. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 84 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 3 percent reside. Beside Switzerland it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Givel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Givel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Givel last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givèl931/
Guivel9173/
Givell917/
Gievel916/
Ivel8989/
Givl891/
Ghivele831/
Guivele831/
Güvel801,020/
Civel80933/
Gibel80737/
Gevel80291/
Sivel80245/
Ivell80161/
Uivel8028/
Hivel8022/
Giwel8017/
Ivele8012/
Givil8012/
Iovel8010/
Živel808/
Zivel808/
Guvel805/
Iveel804/
Gyvel803/
Aivel802/
Ievel802/
Iveal801/
Givle801/
Yivel801/
Ijvel801/
Isvel801/
Ivelt801/
Iviel801/
Gievl801/
Eivel800/
Givisiel771/
Guevel731,625/
Sivell73845/
Chivel73627/
Gajvel73180/
Gevelt73100/
Zeivel7377/
Sievel7346/
Iveelt7346/
Ghevel7315/
Civell7313/
Gibell7311/
Gibele739/
Seivel739/
Zivele739/
Hivell738/
Gevell738/
Giewel737/
Gevele735/
Zievel733/
Iovelh733/
Eivell732/
Aivele732/
Gibeal732/
Giwele732/
Zivelt732/
Ivgeel732/
Siviel732/
Giviol732/
Jiviel731/
Itveil731/
Iveile731/
Hivele731/
Gibhel731/
Givile731/
Ivetil731/
Guviel731/
Geveld731/
Civeal731/
Gibeul731/
Yitvel731/
Itvelt731/
Heivel730/
Chivell67609/
Evel67317/
Ivil67181/
Ijsveld67103/
Chitvel6796/
Gebl6772/
Yvel6771/
Ghibhel6763/
Guibele6762/
Gibl6728/
Chivele6726/
Ijsvelt6723/
Joivell679/
Jvel677/
Itveldt675/
Gevelle675/
Giwl674/
Eisvelt673/
Ivelova672/
Jivhiel671/
Gibealt671/
Zievell671/
Sivelll671/
Giwelle671/
Goibele671/
Guivile671/
Guevell671/
Gevl671/
Gesvele671/
Civl671/
Zivl671/
Zieviel671/
Ivjl671/
Seivell670/
Siviell670/
Gaibele670/

Givel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Givel in the Russian language
Гивельgivel-

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