Gorguel Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gorguel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Gorguel (94) may also be a first name.
Gorguel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorguel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorguel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻛﻞ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorguel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Gorguel is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorguel are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Gorguel is also the 980,251st most numerous given name in the world, borne by 94 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 98 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourguel | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gorgel | 92 | 78 | / |
| Gourgel | 86 | 29,036 | / |
| Gorgiel | 86 | 206 | / |
| Garguel | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gorggel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorgbel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorgeel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorgl | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gargel | 77 | 131 | / |
| Gorgil | 77 | 25 | / |
| Garguil | 71 | 43 | / |
| Gargiel | 71 | 41 | / |
| Garghel | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gorgill | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garquel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorquil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gargwell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gargouel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garguill | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garguild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gargield | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gargelová | 63 | 25 | / |
| Gargil | 62 | 22 | / |
| Gargill | 57 | 19 | / |
| Ghargil | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gargleh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gargoel | 57 | 0 | / |
| Garghill | 53 | 15 | / |
Gorguel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorguel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻛﻞ | kwrkl | 50 |
| ﻛﺮﻗﻞ | krql | 50 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorguel
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