Gelfort Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Gelfort Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Gelfort Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelfort Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelfort has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelfort? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gelfort live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Gelfort is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 605,304. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 31 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Gelfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gelfort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelfort surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elfort | 92 | 798 | / |
| Gelfor | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gelfert | 86 | 574 | / |
| Gilfort | 86 | 33 | / |
| Eilfort | 86 | 18 | / |
| Selfort | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gelford | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gelfart | 86 | 13 | / |
| Celfort | 86 | 1 | / |
| Helfort | 86 | 0 | / |
| Glfor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heilfort | 80 | 111 | / |
| Gellfart | 80 | 63 | / |
| Gelfarth | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gilforte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gelffert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilffort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guelford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gilfordt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Helforth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guilfort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gellford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elford | 77 | 4,729 | / |
| Gilfor | 77 | 36 | / |
| Elfart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Glfour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilfort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gellfahrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guilforte | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gilford | 71 | 2,578 | / |
| Gilfert | 71 | 345 | / |
| Helford | 71 | 103 | / |
| Silfort | 71 | 64 | / |
| Gilfour | 71 | 55 | / |
| Gölfert | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ellford | 71 | 34 | / |
| Selford | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gilfurt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hilfort | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gelferd | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yilfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clefort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eilfortová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glefert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guilfor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilfore | 71 | 0 | / |
| Guilford | 67 | 4,368 | / |
| Scülfort | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gillford | 67 | 28 | / |
| Guilfore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hellford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilfourd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilfford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guylford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eselford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilferth | 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 Gelfort
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