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Where does the Gurgel family originate?

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in Genealogy Help by Richard Prendes G2G1 (1.0k points)
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https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-name/gurgel

http://www.namespedia.com/details/Gurgel

These sources also agree with what Dorothy said; Brazil seems to be the origin of the name, with distant branches in South Africa, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Hungary, and the US. Hope that helps! -A
by Amelia Utting G2G6 Pilot (191k points)
selected by Richard Prendes
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Looks like Brazil see below:

http://forebears.io/surnames/gurgel
by Dorothy Barry G2G Astronaut (2.6m points)

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