Gorsel Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gorsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Görsel (88) are calculated separately.

Gorsel (80) may also be a first name.

Gorsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorsel is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Görsel. Click here for other potential spellings of Gorsel.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorsel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gorsel reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gorsel is also the 1,075,395th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 80 people.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands Gorsel is most common in: South Holland, where 62 percent live, Friesland, where 8 percent live and North Brabant, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Gorsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorsel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görsel9488/
Gorshel9218/
Gorssel921/
Gorszel921/
Gorsell920/
Orsel91823/
Goursell861/
Gürsel836,749/
Gorzel83563/
Oursel83554/
Gursel83220/
Gorgel8378/
Horsel8349/
Gersel8340/
Orsell8325/
Garsel8322/
Orselt837/
Orseel835/
Gorsld831/
Orshel831/
Orsiel831/
Gorsil831/
Gorssl831/
Goerschel8051/
Orsl8026/
Gorschell800/
Gourgel7729,036/
Horsell77733/
Orschel77512/
Gorgiel77206/
Gorzell77152/
Garsell7712/
Gersell7710/
Garsiel779/
Gursiel778/
Ohrsell775/
Garszel774/
Goerzel773/
Gursell772/
Horscel772/
Orshell771/
Horshel771/
Gerrsel771/
Gerssel771/
Orzel731,904/
Orcel731,554/
Orgel731,420/
Arsel73276/
Orjel7333/
Oršel7333/
Gersl7321/
Orsil738/
Orsèl731/
Gerschel71234/
Horschel71224/
Gordziel71118/
Orschell7191/
Gourchel7160/
Görschel7151/
Garshell7120/
Ourschel7120/
Hourselt7117/
Horrsell7112/
Gierszel712/
Horshell711/
Horsuell711/
Gorschelova711/
Horssell710/
Hourshel710/
Gurgel6712,952/
Orchel67515/
Garcel67322/
Gerzel67319/
Görzel67212/
Gerçel67199/
Harsel67197/
Orzell67173/
Gargel67131/
Garzel6775/
Orsuul6763/
Gurcel6752/
Horcel6748/
Gürgel6744/
Gürzel6743/
Horzel6736/
Garżel6731/
Arsell6730/
Gorgil6725/
Orgell6717/
Aarsel6717/
Arshel6713/
Arsuel6711/
Arsiel6711/
Horschelt677/
Gurzel675/
Gersil675/
Gürcel675/
Orsill675/
Garsil674/
Gorzeł674/
Gurjel673/
Orgelt673/
Orslet673/
Horschell672/
Horsil672/
Geržel672/
Ourcel672/
Orzelt671/
Orcell671/
Garjel671/
Gorcyl671/
Gorzyl671/
Arseel671/
Gershl671/
Eursel670/
Orschl670/
Horgel670/

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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 Gorsel
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