Gelfus Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Gelfus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
Gelfus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelfus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelfus is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelfus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Gelfus occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gelfus reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 64 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geilfus | 92 | 60 | / |
| Gelfuss | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gehlfus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gelfuhs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elfus | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gelfu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Geilfuss | 86 | 180 | / |
| Gehlfuss | 86 | 33 | / |
| Gehlfuhs | 86 | 10 | / |
| Geilfuhs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gielfuss | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gilfus | 83 | 199 | / |
| Gelfuß | 83 | 3 | / |
| Selfus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gailfus | 77 | 72 | / |
| Geilfuß | 77 | 71 | / |
| Gehlfuß | 77 | 33 | / |
| Guelfou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gilfuis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ghelfou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guilfus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Selfu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Elfos | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gilfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guelfout | 71 | 729 | / |
| Gailfuss | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gehlfussová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Djelfous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guelfaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guilfuss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Guilfu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Zelfos | 67 | 38 | / |
| Elphus | 67 | 21 | / |
| Clefus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elfosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silfus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilfos | 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
- 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 Gelfus
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