Gurgel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fábio Gurgel (born 1970), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner João do Amaral Gurgel (1926–2009), Brazilian businessman Jorge Gurgel (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Melissa Gurgel (born 1994), Brazilian designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder Newton Holanda Gurgel (1923–2017), Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate Roberto Gurgel (born 1954), Brazilian prosecutor Silvino Gurgel do Amaral (1874–1961), Brazilian diplomat Udo Gurgel (born 1938), German engineer and designer of luge, bobsled and skeleton tracks Zoila Frausto Gurgel (born 1983), American professional female mixed martial artist and kickboxer