Around the globe, גוראל (Gurel 
, גוראל 
) is a rare boy's first name. The first name גוראל is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Turkey, where it is a very rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name. Likewise, גוראל is the last name as well as the forename.