Guel Surname

31,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Guel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico8,0741:15,3741,320
South Sudan4,2271:2,701529
Burkina Faso2,2731:8,074802
United States1,7161:211,22320,644
Ivory Coast1031:223,9939,237
Germany971:829,95360,372
Ecuador821:193,9747,761
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
France381:1,747,966156,445
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Honduras151:587,7633,647
India141:54,790,384527,769
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Guel (177) may also be a first name.

Guel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guel (Bengali: জুয়েল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻞ, Oriya: ଗୁଏଲ, Russian: Гуэль) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,594th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 431,420 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Guel are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 685,598th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 177 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 8,074 people, or 1 in 15,374. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Nuevo León, where 31 percent live, San Luis Potosí, where 21 percent live and Coahuila, where 11 percent live. Aside from Mexico this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 25 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent live.

Guel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guel surname increased 7,461 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guel surname are 44.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.95% registered with the political party.

Guel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guell893,797/
Gouel89987/
Guehl89467/
Guelt8971/
Guelh8921/
Gueel893/
Gueld892/
Ghuel892/
Guelp890/
Gel865,068/
Guelld8023/
Guehel8013/
Guelph8012/
Ghouel803/
Gouhel801/
Gouell800/
Goel7589,373/
Giel7512,729/
Kuel757,851/
Gell754,258/
Gehl754,234/
Gael753,168/
Geel753,153/
Guil752,767/
Ngel751,720/
Quel751,702/
Cuel751,019/
Geld75842/
Guul75647/
Gbel75363/
Gelt75283/
Ghel75164/
Gesl7536/
Gwel7525/
Gelh7519/
Gelp756/
Geël755/
Ghouhel731/
Geele677,254/
Guild675,823/
Quiel675,822/
Giehl674,342/
Guill673,034/
Quell671,774/
Quehl67964/
Goehl67709/
Gl67657/
Cuell67549/
Geldt67353/
Giesl67154/
Kuell67122/
Goell6796/
Gøbel6792/
Cuhel6791/
Gőbel6769/
Guisl6756/
Couel6744/
Gaehl6735/
Guilt6731/
Geell6730/
Gield6727/
Gheel6727/
Ngell6725/
Høgel6721/
Gaell6710/
Guihl6710/
Ghell678/
Gwell678/
Gweel677/
Hngel676/
Giell676/
Gbell674/
Gwelt674/
Kguil674/
Køgel674/
Guull673/
Kwuel673/
Queel673/
Gielh672/
Kőgel672/
Ngeel672/
Geehl671/
Kuelt671/
Geelh671/
Gelth671/
Gæbel671/
Gwelh671/
Ghwel671/
N'Gel671/
Gielt671/
Guylt671/
Geelp671/
Guilp671/
Hgiel671/
Quhel671/
Kuelp670/
Cuelp670/

Guel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guel in the Bengali language
জুয়েলjuyela-
Guel in the Oriya language
ଗୁଏଲgu'ela-
Guel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻞkl50
ﺟﻞjl50
Guel in the Russian language
Гуэльguel-

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