Gomel Surname

181,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gomel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5371:123,69218,779
Belarus4621:20,5653,461
Peru4311:73,7455,344
Israel2091:40,9465,587
Russia1841:783,27764,691
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
India171:45,121,493474,784
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Gömel (18) are calculated separately.

Gomel (161) may also be a first name.

Gomel Last Name Facts

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

Gomel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻣﻞ, Marathi: गोमेल, Russian: Гомель) is found most in France. It can be found as: Gömel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,784th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,114,336 people. The surname Gomel is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gomel are found; 26 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 26 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gomel is also the 722,635th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 161 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 123,692. In France Gomel is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 54 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Normandy, where 13 percent live. Barring France it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 20 percent live and Peru, where 18 percent live.

Gomel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gomel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gomel surname expanded 814 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gomel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gomel last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (42%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gomel surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gomel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,653 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $28,273,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $51,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.12% more than the national average, earning $75,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gömel9318/
Gommel911,331/
Gomell9192/
Goumel9128/
Gomelt9115/
Gomiel9110/
Goomel911/
Gomesl911/
Goemel910/
Gosmel910/
Omel89339/
Goml891/
Goemmel8352/
Gommelt8315/
Ghoumel837/
Gosmell835/
Gommell833/
Ngoumel831/
Goumell831/
Goimele831/
Gamel8015,712/
Gemel803,949/
Homel80906/
Gumel80540/
Omiel80453/
Omell80154/
Ommel8079/
Osmel8018/
Gümel8015/
Gomil807/
Oumel803/
Omeel802/
Ohmel802/
Omeul802/
Ngoml801/
Omael801/
Otmel800/
Gomelová773/
Ghoumell771/
Oml7512/
Gameel7317,162/
Hommel737,494/
Gammel732,848/
Gumiel731,734/
Gemmel731,504/
Houmel731,000/
Gamiel73683/
Gummel73568/
Ngamel73428/
Gamell73400/
Gömmel73224/
Oumiel73171/
Ghamel73120/
Goimil7388/
Goymil7360/
Gemael7355/
Gemehl7352/
Gemell7346/
Oymael7324/
Homell7322/
Gahmel7316/
O'Mell7312/
Ngumel7312/
Gaumel7312/
Gamael739/
O'Miel738/
Gumeel736/
Gemeel733/
Gamuel733/
Gomleh732/
Guímel732/
Ghomil732/
Ousmel732/
Gemiel732/
Gumell731/
Homeld731/
Gumelt731/
Homelt731/
Omehel731/
Osmell731/
Gemuel731/
Gomill731/
Gomlet731/
Ghomyl731/
Gaamel731/
Gameld731/
Gamelh731/
Hoomel730/
Gamelt730/
Gemmell679,058/
Amel673,510/
Gammell672,052/
Gaml671,025/
Omil67619/
Gummelt67595/
Geml67263/
Hoymell67202/
Hommell67150/
Omehele6748/
Houmiel6737/
Otml6715/
Gummell677/
Omelova675/
Gatmell674/
Omlt672/
Gaammel671/
Gaumell671/
Gaemmel671/
Gammiel671/
Gamuell671/
Giemael671/
Cgammel671/
Hosmeld671/
Guml671/
Omll671/
Omlh671/
Gammeel671/
Gameell671/
Ghameel671/
Homl671/
Houmell670/
Hosmell670/
Gommill670/

Gomel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gomel in the Marathi language
गोमेलgomela71.43
गोमेळgomela28.57
Gomel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻣﻞkwml66.67
ﻛﻮﻣﻴﻞkwmyl33.33
Gomel in the Russian language
Гомельgomel-

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