Gelff Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gelff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Gelff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gelff Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gelff is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelff? popularity and diffusion

Gelff is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Gelff reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 65 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Gelff Last Name Statistics demography

Gelff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelff91154/
Goelff9177/
Gelf8993/
Elff8932/
Glff891/
Guelffe831/
Helff80245/
Guelf8045/
Selff8038/
Elffe8030/
Gelfs8028/
Ghelf8027/
Gellf8025/
Goelf804/
Gelfe802/
Geilf802/
Geelf802/
Gelfz801/
Gleff801/
Jelff800/
Elf754,872/
Glf758/
Gleffe73256/
Guelfe7359/
Jelffs736/
Helfft734/
Jelhff732/
Gielfe731/
Zelhff731/
Egliff730/
Self6736,179/
Gelb673,618/
Helf672,261/
Jelf67549/
Elfe67281/
Eilf6795/
Yelf6761/
Zelf6719/
Ellf676/
Gelv676/
Elhf675/
Eulf673/
Glft672/
Celf672/
Elft672/
Zlff671/
Glvf671/
Elvf671/
Gilf671/
Slff671/
Ehlf671/
Eylf671/
Clff671/
Jlff671/
Glfh671/
Glef671/
Kglf671/
Hglf671/
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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 Gelff
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