Gelfer Surname
Approximately 405 people bear this surname
Gelfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Belarus | 46 | 1:206,545 | 26,052 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gelfer (33) may also be a first name.
Gelfer Demographics
Average Gelfer Salary in
United States
$52,011 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gelfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelfer (Russian: Гельфер) is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelfer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 719,876th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gelfer reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gelfer is also the 1,807,719th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States Gelfer is primarily found in: California, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.
Gelfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gelfer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 12,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gelfer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gelfer surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States Gelfer are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelfer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelfer in the Russian language | ||
| Гельфер | gelfer | - |
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Gelfer Reference & Research
Helfer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Helfer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelfer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis