Gelfs Surname
3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England
Gelfs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelf | 89 | 93 | / |
| Jelfs | 80 | 1,072 | / |
| Guelf | 80 | 45 | / |
| Gelff | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ghelf | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gellf | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gelbs | 80 | 17 | / |
| Selfs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Goelf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gelfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geelf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gelfz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Helfs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Glf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Guelff | 73 | 154 | / |
| Goelff | 73 | 77 | / |
| Helfst | 73 | 66 | / |
| Guelfe | 73 | 59 | / |
| Gelvås | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jelffs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jeulfs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gielfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Self | 67 | 36,179 | / |
| Gelb | 67 | 3,618 | / |
| Jelf | 67 | 549 | / |
| Elbs | 67 | 307 | / |
| Zelf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elws | 67 | 14 | / |
| Celf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slfs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jlfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guelffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glfx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hglf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kglf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gelfs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis