Gelencser Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gelencser Surname User-submission:

It means 'man who creates pots' The English version of Gelencsér is Potter.

Gelencser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Canada441:837,40065,151
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Gelencsér (3,375) are calculated separately.

Gelencser Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'man who creates pots' The English version of Gelencsér is Potter.

- arthurgelencser

Gelencser Last Name Facts

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

Gelencser is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gelencsér. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelencser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelencser is the 1,198,640th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Gelencser is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gelencser are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 43 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 24 percent live and Washington, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Gelencser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gelencser are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gelencser earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.76% less than the national average, earning $24,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $51,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelencsér963,375/
Gelencer941/
Gelencher8915/
Gelentser8911/
Gelenscer8910/
Gelencsir899/
Gelenceer891/
Gelenčer8239/
Gelencir8236/
Gelentscher801/
Gelenchir785/
Ellengser780/
Glentzer71227/
Gelenčir71126/
Ellingser671/
Jelencsits6342/

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