Gelhard Surname
Approximately 737 people bear this surname
Gelhard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 593 | 1:135,760 | 16,519 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Gelhard Demographics
Average Gelhard Salary in
United States
$37,227 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gelhard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelhard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelhard occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelhard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 458,583rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gelhard reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Gelhard is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 135,760. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 46 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Gelhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gelhard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelhard last name grew 587 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gelhard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gelhard last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.
The amount Gelhard earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.72% less than the national average, earning $37,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning $58,820 CAD per year.
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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 Gelhard
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