Geldof Surname

195,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geldof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geldof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0591:10,8561,581
Netherlands7371:22,9133,674
France1491:445,79064,161
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Ireland351:134,5416,387
England301:1,857,26974,552
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Geldof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geldof (Russian: Гелдоф) is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geldof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 195,028th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,384,833 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Geldof are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 10,856. In Belgium Geldof is most common in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Belgium it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 34 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Geldof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geldof are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Geldof earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.01% less than the national average, earning $34,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.84% more than the national average, earning $55,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geldhof922,483/
Gheldof92407/
Geldoff9222/
Geldhoff8620/
Gheldhof865/
Geldow831/
Gildof831/
Heldof831/
Gildhof774/
Gyldhof771/
Cheldof771/
Heldhof771/
Guildof770/
Gildoff770/
Eldow733,091/
Eldob73153/
Eldov7346/
Eldaf731/
Gildhoff7154/
Etteldof712/
Gildow67338/
Seldow6748/
Zeldow6716/
Zeldov6713/
Eldova6710/
Heldov678/
Gildov672/
Elhdaf671/
Eldoob671/
Eldoub671/
Gledov671/
Seldov671/

Geldof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geldof in the Russian language
Гелдофgeldof-

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