Cognomen Garfinkel (Garfinkel 
, גרפינקל ) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The last name Garfinkel is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Uruguay, where it is a rare surname, and the United States. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Israel, and Canada.
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| Garfinkel | Israel, Canada, Brazil, United States, Argentina |
| גרפינקל | Israel |
Garfinkle, Garfunkel, Gurfinkel, Гурфинкель, Гурфінкель, and גרפונקל
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charles b. garfinkel American politician (1890-1969), US (b. 1890) |
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harold garfinkel American sociologist (1917-2011), US (b. 1917) |
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| leibusz garfinkel holocaust victim, b. 1867-01-06, AT (b. 1867) |
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jack garfinkel American basketball player, US (b. 1918) |
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| marie garfinkel holocaust victim, b. 1875-08-25, AT (b. 1875) |
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marian garfinkel American yoga teacher (1932–2020), US (b. 1932) |
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| boris garfinkel Russian-American astronomer (1904-1999), RU (b. 1904) |
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simson garfinkel American academic and journalist, US (b. 1965) |
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| lawrence garfinkel American scientist (1922-2010) (b. 1922) |
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| gloria garfinkel American visual artist (b. 1929) |
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sarah garfinkel British neuroscientist (b. 1980) |
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| lenora garfinkel American architect, US (b. 1930) |
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tom garfinkel American football executive, US |
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| howard garfinkel US (b. 1929) |
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| jayme garfinkel Brazlian investor (b. 1945) |
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