Gorvel Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Gorvel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 321 | 1:206,924 | 32,150 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gorvel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorvel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorvel is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gorvel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorvel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gorvel is the 763,307th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gorvel reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 206,924. In France Gorvel is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent live, Brittany, where 30 percent live and Normandy, where 17 percent live. Aside from France it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Jersey, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Gorvel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gorvel has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gorvel last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorvell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Orvel | 91 | 11 | / |
| Garvel | 83 | 104 | / |
| Gervel | 83 | 57 | / |
| Orvell | 83 | 37 | / |
| Horvel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orveil | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orviel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gourvil | 77 | 823 | / |
| Gorvile | 77 | 141 | / |
| Gervell | 77 | 23 | / |
| Garvell | 77 | 17 | / |
| Garvelh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Garviel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gorbeil | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gervelė | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horvell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorvill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orvelle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orviell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orvil | 73 | 831 | / |
| Arvel | 73 | 179 | / |
| Orvyl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourbeil | 71 | 18 | / |
| Garvelle | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gorville | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourvile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Harvel | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Gervil | 67 | 531 | / |
| Gourville | 67 | 150 | / |
| Horvil | 67 | 74 | / |
| Orbeal | 67 | 69 | / |
| Arvell | 67 | 27 | / |
| Garvil | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arvele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orvill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orvile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arviel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arveld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarvel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gervyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arveil | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gorvel
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