Geller Surname

27,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Geller Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Gelther (sacrifice, army); one who is known for shrieking; one who came from Geldern, in Prussia.

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Geller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5071:34,4974,302
Germany2,8631:28,1193,706
Israel2,0431:4,189601
Russia8721:165,27918,861
Brazil8421:254,2459,795
Canada4461:82,6139,203
England2941:189,51716,830
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Argentina1961:218,07917,960
France1051:632,59782,532
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Austria411:207,69425,759
Peru391:814,97817,459
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
China251:54,692,8632,965
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Chile211:838,88017,964
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Croatia91:469,84536,710
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:114,39311,307

The alternate forms: Gellér (556) are calculated separately.

Geller (155) may also be a first name.

Geller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Gelther (sacrifice, army); one who is known for shrieking; one who came from Geldern, in Prussia.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Geller is an Ashkenazi Jewish nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel, meaning 'red-headed' (Middle High German gel, meaning 'yellow'). There has been significant confusion with German gelb, meaning 'yellow', since the meaning change from 'yellow' to 'red' only took place in Yiddish and only with reference to people's complexion or hair coloring.

In Russia, it is also a Jewish variant of Heller, since Russian has no h and alters h in borrowed words to g.

- haffman97

It derives from the occupational name for a 'town crier', for which the German word is geller. It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel.

- kimmaiko

Geller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geller (Georgian: გელლერ, Russian: Геллер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gellér. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,783rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 376,481 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Geller reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 738,219th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 155 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,507 people, or 1 in 34,497. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Geller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Geller last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Geller are 41.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.6% registered with the party.

The amount Geller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.26% less than the national average, earning 248,291 kr per year; in Peru they earn 220.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 62,068 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.51% less than the national average, earning R 158,016 per year; in United States they earn 24.61% more than the national average, earning $53,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.69% more than the national average, earning $65,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gellér94556/
Gellert927,608/
Gheller922,308/
Goeller922,184/
Geiller92616/
Gueller92567/
Gellier92102/
Gellerd9286/
Geyller9226/
Gellere9221/
Gieller9215/
Hgeller926/
Gaeller920/
Eller9130,855/
Gelle9120,268/
Geler91748/
Gller9131/
Guellere8623/
Guellert869/
Gelleher861/
Giellert861/
Gellhere860/
Heller8388,823/
Zeller8347,974/
Seller835,998/
Güller834,729/
Göller834,638/
Giller834,167/
Ellert832,821/
Geiler832,630/
Geelle832,093/
Gaelle831,751/
Guelle831,424/
Gelles831,054/
Celler83612/
Getler83592/
Esller83471/
Ellerd83430/
Gellie83358/
Gellez83347/
Gelley83339/
Jeller83314/
Geyler83250/
Ellger83242/
Gellet83221/
Ghelle83192/
Gellee83148/
Euller83143/
Geeler83128/
Gelleh8397/
Gelger8353/
Gellei8350/
Ngelle8349/
Yeller8339/
Ellere8336/
Ellier8333/
Eiller8328/
Gejler8320/
Gielle8312/
Gellée8311/
Gøller8310/
Eyller839/
Gelher834/
Goelle834/
Ieller833/
Elhler832/
Ealler831/
Ellher831/
Gelleu831/
Gllier831/
Gyller831/
Gelear830/
Etller830/
Ellear830/
Ellerz830/
Eler803,227/
Gler80504/
Gellerová809/
Glle801/
Goelleher801/
Gellerova801/
Sellier778,570/
Guelleh774,567/
Zoeller773,404/
Hellier772,449/
Gillier771,929/
Gillert771,389/
Guiller771,172/
Gettler771,036/
Gellért77823/
Giehler77399/
Zeiller77315/
Eseller77297/
Helleur77276/
Hellert77265/
Gietler77263/
Guelles77208/
Gailler77183/
Gellett77179/
Soeller77131/
Ghetler77131/
Heiller77127/
Eillert7789/
Guetler7781/
Göllert7776/
Cheller7770/
Kheller7761/
Geesler7750/
Gilleir7744/
Sieller7742/
Gillaer7737/
Guelled7731/
Elleard7730/
Heuller7728/
Zieller7728/
Gellérd7727/
Güllert7726/
Heeller7719/
Geilear7718/
Ghiller7717/
Guellez7717/
Geyhler7717/
Zseller7716/
Seeller7716/
Gillerd7715/
Goellee7711/
Hägeler7710/
Guellet779/
Zellert778/
Zueller774/
Gellleh774/
Ghelleh774/
Gehtler774/
Zaeller773/
Esiller773/
Selleer772/
Zellear772/
Eisller772/
Hellerd772/
Hellerr772/
Saeller772/
Sueller772/
Hesller772/
Gillear772/
Eyllier772/
Ngellea772/
Hieller771/
Ellerhe771/
Guelley771/
Gielles771/
Gillerr771/
Goiller771/
Zellere771/
Yoeller771/
Yellger771/
Sceller771/
Giellet771/
Ehllert771/
Helleir771/
Sehller771/
Geelert771/
Gölller771/
Gillher770/
Geleher770/
Gillere770/
Geioler770/
Celleer770/
Gellest770/
Ellertt770/
Cellear770/
Hetller770/
Healler770/
Zellerz770/
Gethler770/
Jelle7324,010/
Gille7312,673/
Giler7311,218/
Euler7310,583/
Selle7310,233/
Gella739,922/
Gelli737,766/
Geele737,254/
Eiler734,762/
Eyler734,498/
Gelir733,817/
Celle733,677/
Esler733,666/
Gülle733,597/
Ehler733,581/
Yeler732,787/
Gelly732,760/
Elert732,346/
Zelle731,920/
Eletr731,425/
Jeler731,338/
Heler73772/
Iller73653/
Elher73358/
Gölle73250/
Etler73229/
Gloer73183/
Ealer73114/
Elere73101/
Zller7389/
Glear7383/
Ieler7378/
Elier7372/
Glere7370/
Ejler7355/
Gälle7349/
Gellé7349/
Glehr7344/
Gylle7324/
Elerd7320/
Gleir7312/
Elear738/
Gleer737/
Glles735/
Ngler734/
Gûler734/
Sller733/
Glaer733/
Želle733/
Eleir732/
Elerr731/
Eeler731/
Glled731/
Glley731/
Ghlle731/
Ellir731/
Gllee731/
Glleh731/
Glert731/
Glerz731/
Glher731/
Ellér731/
Eğler731/
Glerr730/
Guettler71902/
Yeşiller71568/
Gilleard71333/
Chellier71313/
Gellesch7195/
Guillerd7187/
Guethler7164/
Gielleit7146/
Geeleher7139/
Ellerová7138/
Gelleová7136/
Guillere7120/
Hellerød7119/
Seelleur7118/
Gaillere7114/
Hellerøe7112/
Heilleur719/
Sellherr718/
Håheller717/
Sielleur717/
Yesiller716/
Geessler716/
Chellere715/
Helleher714/
Ellerova713/
Celleher712/
Chellert711/
Heisller711/
Esseller711/
Gueitler711/
Giellett711/
Seheller711/
Guillher711/
Seellier711/
Gelleova711/
Guillert711/
Guelless711/
Getttler711/
Jeseller711/
Geeheler710/
Helleard710/
Chieller710/
Gillerth710/
Gelletts710/
Zoellerr710/
Hiellier710/
Gilles6748,707/
Gillet6737,881/
Hiller6737,612/
Gilley6714,173/
Siller6712,232/
Zöller6710,278/
Zeiler678,510/
Ziller674,593/
Guille674,589/
Heiler673,952/
Gle673,888/
Eisler673,838/
Jelley673,644/
Eilert673,406/
Gillie673,198/
Selley672,362/
Hjelle672,154/
Gayler672,104/
Easler672,025/
Ghelli672,012/
Hesler671,689/
Gellis671,070/
Gailer671,036/
Gitler671,002/
Gölles67908/
Guelli67801/
Eitler67741/
Illert67696/
Hellerová67686/
Hetler67631/
Giella67593/
Eysler67566/
Sellie67465/
Eilerd67445/
Heuler67427/
Söller67425/
Ciller67418/
Jeelle67396/
Tjelle67367/
Häller67361/
Gielly67349/
Zelley67303/
Sellei67292/
Gellai67289/
Jelier67264/
Guelly67263/
Selleh67259/
Helier67257/
Heyler67249/
Zetler67247/
Zelles67230/
Zoelle67205/
Elherz67194/
Zellei67193/
Celley67180/
Eylert67167/
Soelle67157/
Healer67152/
Elherd67141/
Heeler67137/
Jelles67130/
Ettler67116/
Eheler67102/
Güllep67102/
Djelle6797/
Zellie6791/
Süller6784/
Cheler6779/
Geeleh6775/
Jöller6772/
Zejler6769/
Göllei6761/
Oiller6757/
Gleyre6755/
Scelle6753/
Zellerová6749/
Gellio6748/
Zellet6741/
Gillez6740/
Gellay6739/
Kheler6738/
Jiller6735/
Hyller6735/
Elhert6734/
Jeiler6734/
Sielle6733/
Hejler6732/
Ioller6729/
Ailler6727/
Ellair6725/
Yoller6725/
Zealer6725/
Jelert6724/
Zellea6724/
Ngille6723/
Zeyler6721/
Gøhler6721/
Sellee6721/
D'Hellier6721/
Guilleard6720/
Eylier6718/
Gaelli6716/
Suelle6714/
Gellaa6714/
Sellea6714/
Helher6713/
Cöller6713/
Yesler6712/
Gilled6711/
Gellia6711/
Ghelly6710/
Helert6710/
Saelle679/
Gellih679/
Gölley679/
Hellerova679/
Zøller678/
Geella678/
Zellerova678/
Gellérová678/
Ghellé678/
Zeeler677/
Zyller677/
Gellla676/
Ealert676/
Zuelle676/
Jehler676/
Zielle675/
Eilere675/
Søller675/
Guellé675/
Uiller674/
Zellez674/
Gilher674/
Gleard674/
Hehler674/
Geeley674/
Celleh674/
Gajler674/
Jelled674/
Elhetr674/
Jellet673/
Elhere673/
Jesler673/
Gillea673/
Gillir673/
Geelly673/
Hieler673/
Jellez673/
Gillerová673/
Ghille673/
Eijler673/
Høgler673/
Kőgler673/
Gelair673/
Ethler672/
Elherr672/
Sellir672/
Yelere672/
Yiller672/
Yllier672/
Eilier672/
Hyeler672/
Ihller672/
Gellit672/
Geelli672/
Jetler672/
Ellior672/
Zäller672/
Seelle672/
Eulier672/
Gillee672/
Geeles671/
Ngelly671/
Ceelle671/
Cehlle671/
Hellir671/
Jeyler671/
Hselle671/
Eatler671/
Eahler671/
Ealeer671/
Ehlerz671/
Elhear671/
Eeiler671/
Eglier671/
Goyler671/
Gellly671/
Gayllr671/
Ggelli671/
Gileer671/
Gilljr671/
Eslert671/
Isller671/
Illier671/
Geelie671/
Zellee671/
Geelee671/
Jellee671/
Illere671/
Helere671/
Jøller671/
Jüller671/
Ngeele671/
Yllert671/
Șelțer671/
Yellir671/
Qugler671/
Gelloa671/
Gleert671/
Gőhler671/
Ggella671/
Gielli671/
Gillep671/
Elloir671/
Elheir671/
Elheyr671/
Eleire671/
El'her671/
Esllir671/
Cellei671/
Geezle671/
Elettr671/
Szller671/
Eicheller671/
Cellee671/
Gelior671/
Gelloi671/
Güllet671/
Ghlere671/
Gleare670/
Yetler670/
Euhler670/
Iesler670/
Ilhler670/
Iheler670/
Goiler670/
Eailer670/
Ellirt670/
Eihler670/
Ghlert670/
Helear670/
Heleir670/
Ehiler670/
Ehlere670/
Gylles670/
Elerht670/
Gellya670/
Jllert670/
Eslerr670/
Yelear670/
Eleert670/
Gilleh670/

Geller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geller in the Georgian language
გელლერgeller-
Geller in the Russian language
Геллерgeller-

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