Gellhorn Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gellhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gellhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gellhorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gellhorn is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gellhorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gellhorn is the 1,674,734th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gellhorn reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gellhorn is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 38 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Gellhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gellhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gellhorn surname increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gellhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gellhorn surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Gellhorn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelhorn93469/
Ellhorn934/
Sellhorn88471/
Geilhorn8875/
Zellhorn8819/
Hellhorn8818/
Gehlhorn886/
Gelhoren883/
Gillhorn882/
Elhorn8646/
Ellorn861/
Ellorin801,719/
Elloren801,319/
Gelgorn80341/
Helhorn8025/
Gellern8020/
Gilhorn8019/
Gehlorn805/
Geloren805/
Ellorng801/
Hellorn801/
Gelorin801/
Ejlhorn801/
Glehorn801/
Ealhorn800/
Gillorn800/
Gellarn800/
Elorn771/
Glorn770/
Sellorin75154/
Gillorin7552/
Guillorn7533/
Gilloren7510/
Elliorin754/
Ellioren753/
Elllorin753/
Selloren753/
Gelgorin752/
Ellorina751/
Yelloren751/
Elloreen751/
Heilhorn751/
Cellorin751/
Gillorne750/
Elgorn71306/
Elorin7180/
Glorin7162/
Eloren7120/
Selliorin717/
Gelgorina713/
Elharn711/
Gloryn711/
Gloren711/
Hillhorne711/
Gilloring710/
Helorn710/
Ettlehorn710/
Illorin67371/
Glorion67355/
Gillern67116/
Elgoren6780/
Glorina6713/
Glaharn6712/
Ellorim677/
Ellorem675/
Illoren674/
Gelarin673/
Eilorin673/
Clehorn673/
Ellarin672/
Gilorin671/
Gloreen671/
Hillorn671/
Gillurn671/
Gillarn671/
Glorien671/
Glotrin671/
Glehren670/
Elorien670/
Sellarn670/
Gloring670/
Helgorn670/
Oilhorn670/
Giloren670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gellhorn
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