Geldern Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Geldern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geldern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Geldern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geldern is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geldern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geldern is the 2,580,327th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Geldern is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Geldern reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Geldern is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Hesse, where 5 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 16 percent live.

Geldern Last Name Statistics demography

Geldern earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelderen93205/
Eldern923/
Elderen8686/
Seldern862/
Yeldern861/
Gildern860/
Gülderen801,637/
Eldering80486/
Elderink8053/
Zelderen8012/
Helderen806/
Gylderen803/
Elderrin802/
Geldhorn801/
Selderin801/
Eelderink75145/
Eldyrin7112/
Eldrene712/
Clderin711/
Hildern710/
Yeldiren6771/
Gildhorn6750/
Güldiren6737/
Silderen6719/
Seldiren6718/
Jilderin676/
Childern676/
Celdiren675/
Jilderen672/
Yilderin672/
Yelderem672/

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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 Geldern
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