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

The surname Gelfer (Russian: Гельфер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 719,876^th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gelfer live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gelfer is also the 1,807,719^th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Gelfer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 26 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live and Belarus, where 11 percent live.

Gelfer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gelfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelfer last name rose 12,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelfer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Gelfer surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gelfer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,315 CAD per year.