Gurtel Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gurtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Gürtel (111) are calculated separately.

Gurtel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurtel is most common in Brazil. It may appear in the variant forms: Gürtel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurtel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gurtel reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Espírito Santo, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

Gurtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurtel last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurtel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.94% more than the national average, earning R 612,960 per year and in United States they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $70,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürtel94111/
Gurthel920/
Gurtell920/
Urtel91399/
Gurtl915/
Hurtel83628/
Gortel8393/
Urthel8326/
Girtel8317/
Ourtel831/
Urtell831/
Urtl801/
Heurtel77852/
Goertel7759/
Girtell778/
Hurtell776/
Gürttel771/
Ortel731,518/
Gürtl7399/
Hurtl7336/
Urtil7315/
Girtl7311/
Aurtl730/
Urttl730/
Gurtlová712/
Aurthell711/
Goertell711/
Oertel6712,392/
Ortell67771/
Hortel67636/
Orttel6796/
Oortel673/
Goerdttel671/
Ortiel670/
Gaurtlett670/
Hoertel62135/
Hortell6278/
Oertell6265/
Orttell620/
Ortl6010/
Hurtlová579/
Ortyl55930/
Ortil55834/
Oertl55116/
Hürtl5521/
Hortl555/
Hortil5019/
Oertil501/
Ortill500/

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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 Gurtel
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