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

The last name Gelfer (Russian: Гельфер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Gelfer is the 719,876^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.

Gelfer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gelfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Gelfer last name are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political 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.