Gelfo Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Gelfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2861:213,83530,223
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Malta181:23,9041,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gelfo Last Name Facts

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

Gelfo occurs most in Italy. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelfo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,093rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name Gelfo occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gelfo reside; 52 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 213,835. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 82 percent reside, Piedmont, where 8 percent reside and Lazio, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Italy it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Gelfo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gelfo are 7.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gelfo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 56.74% more than the national average, earning €47,069 per year and in United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelfo91760/
Ghelfo9147/
Gelfoy910/
Elfo8916/
Glfo891/
Guelfou8310/
Ghelfou831/
Guelfoy830/
Guelfoi830/
Celfo80345/
Selfo80261/
Jelfo8021/
Zelfo8011/
Elfos804/
Ielfo801/
Gilfo801/
Gelfa801/
Eilfo801/
Glefo801/
Elfou801/
Yelfo801/
Guelfout77729/
Scelfo731,483/
Gilfoy73505/
Ghelfa7385/
Guilfo7340/
Zelfos7338/
Gelfat7324/
Elfouh733/
Guelfa732/
Ealefo732/
Chelfo731/
Elfosh731/
Selfoy731/
Zelfou731/
Gilfos730/
Gilfod730/
Elfa671,034/
Guilfoy67380/
Guilfou6718/
Guelpho676/
Selfouh674/
Guelfat673/
Ilfo672/
Guelfaa671/
Guillfo671/
Gelfauy671/
Yelfout671/
Clfo671/
Gillfoy671/
Helfott671/
Zelfout671/
Jlfo671/
Guylfoy670/
Chelfou670/
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
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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 Gelfo
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