Gelber Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gelber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7551:206,52920,244
Israel6931:12,3491,889
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Canada861:428,43737,472
France561:1,186,120124,657
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gelber (2,006) may also be a first name.

Gelber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelber (Russian: Гельбер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gelber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,940th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,456,200 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gelber live; 58 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gelber is also the 168,729th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,006 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,755 people, or 1 in 206,529. In The United States Gelber is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Gelber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 58,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelber surname are 45.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Gelber earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $55,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.27% more than the national average, earning $79,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelbert92619/
Ghelber92273/
Guelber92138/
Gelberd9231/
Gielber925/
Gelbier924/
Gelbear920/
Elber91638/
Gelbe91101/
Guelbert86175/
Gielbert86122/
Geelbert861/
Gellbert861/
Guelberd861/
Gielberd861/
Elbert838,960/
Helber831,636/
Selber83530/
Guelbe83477/
Gilber83472/
Gelver83419/
Gleber83333/
Eilber83142/
Gelbes8384/
Gelwer8352/
Elberd8348/
Gülber8348/
Zelber8345/
Gelbez8335/
Glbert8320/
Ngelbe8317/
Elberh8317/
Elbere8312/
Elbeer8310/
Gelbet8310/
Gölber834/
Yelber832/
Celber832/
Gelbie831/
Elbier831/
Gelbee831/
Gelbir831/
Gylber831/
Elbher831/
Ellber830/
Guelberth802/
Kgellbert801/
Gilbert77313,591/
Helbert773,884/
Yelbert77907/
Jelbert77361/
Gilberd77315/
Eilbert77114/
Gylbert7760/
Zelbert7731/
Gilberz7715/
Guilber7714/
Gölbert7711/
Selbher7710/
Gilbere7710/
Helberh777/
Chelber775/
Gailber774/
Gelwert774/
Elbehyr774/
Gllbert773/
Gelbetz773/
Gilbetr772/
Gelbets772/
Zelbere772/
Gilberh772/
Helbere772/
Khelber772/
Gilbear771/
Ellbert771/
Guelbet771/
Elbeher771/
Elbertt771/
Zellber771/
Guelbey771/
Gielbet771/
Guelbez771/
Zuelber771/
Zelberh771/
Yelbier771/
Guelbei771/
Guelbes771/
Helberd770/
Ealbert770/
Elbir737,075/
Elver731,439/
Selbe73803/
Glebe73720/
Gelba7368/
Gilbe7365/
Ilber7358/
Gluer7336/
Gelbi7318/
Jelbe7311/
Elbyr7310/
Ylber738/
Gelby736/
Glwer731/
Glbee731/
Celbe731/
Glver731/
Guilbert7120,342/
Gillbert71168/
Hellbert71103/
Selbherr7188/
Gilbertt7126/
Gellvear7123/
Etelbert7119/
Gilbeert716/
Chelbert715/
Gielwert715/
Gilbeart714/
Gilberdt714/
Gilberrt713/
Gilbeirt713/
Gehlbech712/
Ggilbert712/
Healbert711/
Echelber711/
Eitelber711/
Guelwere711/
Ethlbert711/
Guilberz711/
Gillberd711/
Elbehere711/
Gilbertd711/
Eselbert710/
Heilbert710/
Hielbert710/
Silber678,312/
Gilbey673,071/
Hilber672,374/
Zilber671,152/
Selbie67576/
Gülbey67524/
Cleber67410/
Guilbe67316/
Ghelbi67312/
Helver67237/
Selbee67228/
Helwer67223/
Gilbee67218/
Zylber67214/
Ilbert67189/
Elbair67180/
Gilver67123/
Yilber67116/
Gülbeş67102/
Gilbes67100/
Guelbi6792/
Gilbet6779/
Elbirt6771/
Gillbe6765/
Zelwer6753/
Zelbey6753/
Glever6746/
Sleber6742/
Guilberth6738/
Glebes6732/
Yelver6732/
Gilbea6724/
Gelboy6717/
Jelver6716/
Gelbič6715/
Gelbis6715/
Jelbes6712/
Gilbie6712/
Zelbet6711/
Gluher6711/
Gülbir6711/
Selbey6710/
Scelbe678/
Gielba677/
Jilber676/
Glouer674/
Elbitr674/
Selbei674/
Elbyrt674/
Uilber673/
Djelbe673/
Ylbere672/
Elbjør672/
Gelbíč672/
Guillbert672/
Celbei671/
Ealver671/
Gilberova671/
Giluer671/
Selbea671/
Seluer671/
Guilbertt671/
Guillberh671/
Ethlebert671/
Glebed671/
Zhelbe671/
Gölbey671/
Gölbez671/
Gilwer671/
Gillbeert671/
Gelboi671/
Ylbert671/
Elhbir671/
Glebir671/
Goelby670/
Hellbeart670/
Slbert670/
Eichelber670/

Gelber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelber in the Russian language
Гельберgelber-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelber
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