Göksel Surname

74,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Göksel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göksel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,5321:11,9141,537
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Northern Cyprus341:9,3832,356
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Goksel (134) are calculated separately.

Göksel (16,526) may also be a first name.

Göksel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Göksel is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Goksel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Göksel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,165th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,098,846 people. The surname Göksel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Göksel live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 43,404th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16,526 people.

The last name Göksel is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,532 people, or 1 in 11,914. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goksel94134/
Göcksel921/
Gökçel83952/
Gökcel832/
Göksil831/
Gökçeel773/
Goeksel772/
Gökçül67958/
Göggel67597/
Gökçil67361/
Gökçöl67200/
Gökcil6739/
Gokcel673/
Gökcöl672/
Gokceel6279/
Gökkızıl5757/
Gaxel551/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Göksel
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