Gomel Surname
Approximately 2,340 people bear this surname
Gomel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 537 | 1:123,692 | 18,779 |
| Belarus | 462 | 1:20,565 | 3,461 |
| Peru | 431 | 1:73,745 | 5,344 |
| Israel | 209 | 1:40,946 | 5,587 |
| Russia | 184 | 1:783,277 | 64,691 |
| United States | 171 | 1:2,119,643 | 134,411 |
| Argentina | 93 | 1:459,607 | 34,406 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Gömel (18) are calculated separately.
Gomel (161) may also be a first name.
Gomel Demographics
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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
Gomel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gomel in the Marathi language | ||
| गोमेल | gomela | 71.43 |
| गोमेळ | gomela | 28.57 |
| Gomel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻣﻞ | kwml | 66.67 |
| ﻛﻮﻣﻴﻞ | kwmyl | 33.33 |
| Gomel in the Russian language | ||
| Гомель | gomel | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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