Gellerstedt Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gellerstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gellerstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1421:69,3435,253
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gellerstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gellerstedt is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gellerstedt.

How Common Is The Last Name Gellerstedt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gellerstedt is the 980,795th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Gellerstedt live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 69,343. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside, Västmanland County, where 15 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Gellerstedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gellerstedt last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.28% registered to vote for the party.

Gellerstedt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.64% more than the national average, earning $50,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellerstedt9519/
Gellersted957/
Hellerstedt91323/
Gillerstedt9163/
Gällerstedt9116/
Ellersted9023/
Hellersted861/
Hillerstedt823/
Hellersteth821/
Clerstedt807/
Hylerstedt7612/

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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
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  • 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 Gellerstedt
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