Gospel Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gospel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gospel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6211:109,2807,295
England1691:329,69324,334
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
India101:76,706,538639,611
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Gospel (11,909) may also be a first name.

Gospel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gospel (Bengali: গসপেল, Russian: Госпел) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gospel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,176th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gospel are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gospel is also the 54,478th most frequent forename globally, held by 11,909 people.

The last name Gospel is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,621 people, or 1 in 109,280. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 53 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Gospel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gospel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gospel Last Name Statistics demography

Gospel earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.78% less than the national average, earning $39,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godspel9264/
Gospell9211/
Goospel922/
Gospeel921/
Gopel91148/
Ospel9162/
Gospl911/
Godspell8628/
Gosspell861/
Ospelt83686/
Goppel83243/
Hospel83110/
Gaspel8379/
Goupel8310/
Gespel839/
Godpel835/
Gopael831/
Gopeul831/
Ospeld831/
Gopl8023/
Goodspeel800/
Goppelt77468/
Hospelt7741/
Goupell7719/
Guspiel7717/
Gospill779/
Gopfeld772/
Gaspell771/
Oszpelt771/
Godpelp770/
Goodspeell750/
Aspel73415/
Gapel7351/
Gápel7327/
Gopil7317/
Goopl731/
Gaspl731/
Guszpiel717/
Gopelová711/
Goupil6710,848/
Haspel671,863/
Aspell67996/
Gappel67249/
Gaupel6763/
Aspeel6756/
Hošpel6738/
Asspel6724/
Ngapel678/
Goppelová671/
Gopill671/
Ghoplp671/

Gospel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gospel in the Bengali language
গসপেলgasapela50
গজপেলgajapela25
গোসপেলgosapela12.5
গস্পেলgaspela12.5
Gospel in the Russian language
Госпелgospel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gospel
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