Gelfert Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Gelfert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 537 | 1:149,917 | 18,005 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Gelfert Demographics
Average Gelfert Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gelfert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelfert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelfert is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelfert? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 554,992nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gelfert reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 149,917. In Germany Gelfert is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Gelfert Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gelfert are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Gelfert earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelffert | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elfert | 92 | 2,058 | / |
| Gelfer | 92 | 405 | / |
| Helfert | 86 | 1,474 | / |
| Gilfert | 86 | 345 | / |
| Gelfort | 86 | 144 | / |
| Gölfert | 86 | 42 | / |
| Selfert | 86 | 23 | / |
| Elferte | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gelfart | 86 | 13 | / |
| Elferts | 86 | 8 | / |
| Guelfer | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gelferd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elffert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelffer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Glefert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elferth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Goelfer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gellfart | 80 | 63 | / |
| Gelfarth | 80 | 10 | / |
| Helfertz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Selffert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilferth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elferd | 77 | 142 | / |
| Gülfer | 77 | 64 | / |
| Gilfer | 77 | 52 | / |
| Zelfer | 77 | 51 | / |
| Selfer | 77 | 12 | / |
| Glefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jelfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Helfgerdt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gellfahrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hilfert | 71 | 128 | / |
| Elfreth | 71 | 71 | / |
| Gilfort | 71 | 33 | / |
| Helferd | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gelford | 71 | 16 | / |
| Helfertová | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gleffer | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gilferd | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jelffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slefert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clefert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gillfer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Helfgerd | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hilffert | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gilffort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jehlffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guilferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilfordt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hilferth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gellford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hilfertz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gelfert
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