Gumel Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gumel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4411:401,68421,080
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Gümel (15) are calculated separately.

Gumel (496) may also be a first name.

Gumel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumel (Hindi: गुमेल, Oriya: ଗୁେମଲ, Russian: Гумель) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Gümel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 581,222nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gumel live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 381,018th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 496 people.

Gumel is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 401,684. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 51 percent live, Kano, where 21 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria Gumel exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Gumel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gumel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gumel last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gumel Last Name Statistics demography

Gumel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $38,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gümel9315/
Gumiel911,734/
Gummel91568/
Goumel9128/
Ngumel9112/
Gaumel9112/
Gumeel916/
Guímel912/
Gumell911/
Gumelt911/
Umel89384/
Guml891/
Gummelt83595/
Gummell837/
Ghoumel837/
Ngoumel831/
Gaumell831/
Goumell831/
Gomel802,340/
Gimel801,018/
Humel80783/
Ummel80723/
Gumil8010/
Umeel809/
Umiel805/
Umell805/
Utmel803/
Oumel803/
Eumel801/
Umael801/
Umesl801/
Nguml801/
Uimel801/
Usmel801/
Aumel801/
Gumll800/
Ghoumell771/
Gumelová771/
Uml7511/
Hummel7356,066/
Gommel731,331/
Houmel731,000/
Gimmel73575/
Oumiel73171/
Gomell7392/
Humelt7387/
Aumell7374/
Gimael7368/
Humell7358/
Heumel7357/
Gimell7318/
Gomiel7310/
Gimiel735/
Gummil733/
Humael733/
Humuel732/
Ousmel732/
Ummell731/
Aummel731/
Ghumil731/
Goomel731/
Ummeel731/
Huimel731/
Eusmel731/
Oujmel731/
Gimuel731/
Gumilh731/
Goemel730/
Huml671,798/
Hummell671,765/
Hummelt67471/
Omel67339/
Umil67274/
Goemmel6752/
Ausmeel6739/
Houmiel6737/
Umelova6721/
Umyl6721/
Gimmell677/
Umml673/
Gommell673/
Hummiel672/
Uuml672/
Goml671/
Auml671/
Uumeell671/
Eummuel671/
Ümel671/
Umlt671/
Umld671/
Umlh671/
Umlp671/
Uhml671/
Uyml671/
Hummeld670/
Heumell670/
Hummuel670/
Huimmel670/
Houmell670/
Hutmell670/
Huymmel670/
Heummel670/
Uimmell670/
Hausmel670/

Gumel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gumel in the Oriya language
ଗୁେମଲguemala-
Gumel in the Hindi language
गुमेलgumela66.67
गुरुमेलgurumela33.33
Gumel in the Russian language
Гумельgumel-

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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 Gumel
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