Gummels Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Gummels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gummels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname3581:1,544154
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gummels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gummels is carried by more people in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gummels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,965th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Gummels live; 66 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname Gummels is most commonly occurring in Suriname, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 1,544. Without taking into account Suriname Gummels occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Gummels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gummels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gummels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gummels are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Gummels earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ummels921,066/
Gumels921/
Hummels86416/
Gommels8649/
Gimmels861/
Umels834/
Gomels7711/
Ummles771/
Aumels771/
Umls731/
Hommels71197/
Hümmels718/
Umles679/
Homels629/
Omells622/
Humles622/
Gomles621/
Umlles620/
Omelles572/
Gusmilch530/
Aumilles530/
Homls500/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gummels
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