Gürel Surname

17,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gürel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey32,0001:2,432352
Germany2761:291,68630,205
Austria1201:70,96210,845
Northern Cyprus1171:2,727385
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Gurel (627) are calculated separately.

Gürel (1,466) may also be a first name.

Gürel Last Name Facts

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

Gürel (Hindi: गुरेल, Marathi: गुरेल, Oriya: ଗୁେରଲ) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gurel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürel? popularity and diffusion

Gürel is the 17,015th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 223,462 people. Gürel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Gürel are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gürel is also the 203,459th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,466 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 32,000 people, or 1 in 2,432. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Gürel occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Gürel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gürel has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gürel surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurel93627/
Gürzel9143/
Gürell911/
Gorel801,326/
Girel80684/
Gürül80260/
Gürgil73752/
Gorell73577/
Gorzel73563/
Guriel73216/
Gaurel73158/
Gurell73140/
Gorrel73133/
Goriel73122/
Gürleş7389/
Ghorel7381/
Gourel7351/
Güryol7349/
Girell7313/
Goreel7313/
Girrel7312/
Ghurel737/
Giriel736/
Goerel735/
Gurzel735/
Gurrel734/
Gujrel732/
Guruel732/
Gurelt730/
Gorrell675,112/
Gurl67575/
Gorl67256/
Gorzell67152/
Girl67141/
Gurrell67113/
Gurzell6739/
Girrell6719/
Guthrel6719/
Gurriel6717/
Gauruel675/
Gauriel675/
Ghorrel673/
Gourrel672/
Girriel671/
Gouriel671/
Ghorell671/
Gutrell671/
Gourell671/
Gautrel671/
Ghoriel671/
Goerell670/
Goureld670/

Gürel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gürel in the Hindi language
गुरेलgurela-
Gürel in the Oriya language
ଗୁେରଲguerala-
Gürel in the Marathi language
गुरेलgurela-

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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 Gürel
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