Where Does The Last Name Gelf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gelf (Russian: Гельф) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gelf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gelf is the 1,931,261^st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gelf are found; 38 percent are found in North Asia and 38 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 3,895,218. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 89 percent are found, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 3 percent are found and Kostroma Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Italy, where 19 percent are found.

Gelf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gelf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.