Gelbs Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gelbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gelbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelbs is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelbs? popularity and diffusion

Gelbs is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Gelbs is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gelbs are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 35 percent reside, Connecticut, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside.

Gelbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelbs last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelbs surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Gelbs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelb893,618/
Elbs89307/
Gelfs8028/
Glebs8016/
Gielb808/
Selbs802/
Qgelb801/
Geelb801/
Helbs801/
Gilbs801/
Glb75285/
Zelbst7324/
Gelvås738/
Sielbs732/
Guelps731/
Helbst731/
Gillbs731/
Guilbs731/
Gilb67823/
Gleb67686/
Selb67510/
Jelb67208/
Elps6767/
Celb679/
Gelp676/
Zelb675/
Glbt672/
Gllb671/
Glbc671/
Elbx671/
Nglb671/
Gelbová671/
Ghlb671/
Glvs671/
Gelbova671/
Elbz671/
Glps671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gelbs
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