Gehlweiler Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehlweiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehlweiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gehlweiler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gehlweiler occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gehlweiler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehlweiler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gehlweiler reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Gehlweiler is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 56 percent reside, Hesse, where 38 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Gehlweiler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gehlweiler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gehlweiler last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelweiler951/
Gellweiler90235/
Gaelweiler902/
Gälweiler8417/
Gellwiler8411/
Chlweiler842/
Ellweiler840/
Gällweiler8013/
Gilwiler780/
Gilwieler740/
Gelbele711/
Zihlwele6777/
Sihlwele6715/
Geelbile672/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gehlweiler
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