Gelders Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gelders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4371:26,3084,175
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gelders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelders occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gelders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelders? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Gelders are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 26,308. In Belgium Gelders is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Gelders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelders has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelders last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Gelders earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning $31,568 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elders924,128/
Selders862,004/
Helders86417/
Gilders86392/
Eilders86364/
Zelders8686/
Jelders8651/
Eelders8618/
Elderss869/
Eylders867/
Ehlders861/
Elderse861/
Ellders861/
Yelders860/
Eijlders8046/
Eldersch803/
Chelders802/
Gillders801/
Soelders800/
Hilders71199/
Uilders7118/
Silders7118/
Sålders7111/
Sleders712/
Chlders711/
Cilders711/
Childers6741,168/
Hylderås6714/
Childerss6360/
Childears6356/
Chillders6317/
Chailders631/
Childeers631/
Childiers630/
Childerrs630/
Sledgers532/
Childirs530/

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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 Gelders
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