Gelfi Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gelfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7091:86,25814,950
France441:1,509,607143,950
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gelfi (12) may also be a first name.

Gelfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelfi has its highest incidence in Italy. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelfi is the 429,827th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,086,716 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gelfi live; 89 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 86,258. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 97 percent live, Veneto, where 2 percent live and Piedmont, where 0 percent live. Outside of Italy Gelfi exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Gelfi Last Name Statistics demography

Gelfi earn a lot less than the average income. In Italy they earn 49.25% less than the national average, earning €15,239 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghelfi914,522/
Guelfi913,396/
Gielfi9133/
Gelfei913/
Goelfi911/
Gelfit911/
Elfi89545/
Guelffi8367/
Guelfit8314/
Ghelffi834/
Gueelfi831/
Gelfish831/
Guelfoi830/
Selfi80198/
Helfi80175/
Elfis80134/
Elfie8040/
Yelfi8028/
Elfio8018/
Zelfi8015/
Elfid804/
Gelfe802/
Elfih802/
Elfiy801/
Jelfi801/
Gelfa801/
Elfai801/
Elfhi801/
Khelfi734,525/
Chelfi731,548/
Elfaiz731,097/
Djelfi73827/
Gelfer73405/
Elfaid73280/
Guelfe7359/
Elfais7323/
Elfidh7311/
Ghelfy738/
Gylfie734/
Helfit734/
Helfis734/
Elfish732/
Elffiz732/
Ghelfe731/
Eelefi731/
Iglifi731/
Selfie731/
Selfii731/
Ehelfi731/
Elhfid731/
Helfie731/
Elfaih731/
Elffio731/
Elfije731/
Gilfie731/
Guilfi731/
Gielfe731/
Gelfes730/
Elfeis730/
Gellfy730/
Gelfoy730/
Elfa671,034/
Elfe67281/
Ilfi6777/
Slfi6722/
Zoelfie6713/
Nglefai6711/
Gilfuis679/
Elfy679/
Helfaia678/
Zlfi677/
Guelfes677/
Guelfer676/
Helfich673/
Guelphi672/
Khellfi672/
Gilfish672/
Khelffi671/
Glfy671/
Clfi671/
Glfj671/
Khelfhi671/
Heelefi671/
Gelfauy671/
Gelffer671/
Guelffe671/
Elfí671/
Guelfet671/
Elfhaid671/
Elfj671/
Jlfi671/
Guelfoy670/
Gilfoid670/

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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 Gelfi
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