Gellner Surname

190,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gellner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gellner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9891:81,40110,274
United States7111:509,78842,749
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Austria901:94,61613,804
Poland441:863,83566,160
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Sweden231:428,12030,474
France221:3,019,215204,848
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Israel131:658,28045,106
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gellner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gellner is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gellner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gellner is the 190,695th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,294,551 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gellner live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gellner is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 989 people, or 1 in 81,401. In Germany Gellner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany Gellner exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Gellner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gellner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gellner last name increased 5,925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gellner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gellner last name are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Gellner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $53,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goellner931,211/
Guellner933/
Ellner921,540/
Gelner92390/
Gllner929/
Zellner8610,442/
Göllner863,507/
Sellner863,328/
Gillner861,586/
Hellner861,464/
Gyllner8694/
Cellner8670/
Gielner8654/
Güllner8642/
Gøllner868/
Guelner864/
Gelnere864/
Gelgner861/
Gellnes861/
Yellner861/
Goelner861/
Gőllner861/
Ghelner861/
Geilner860/
Elner83225/
Gelne8361/
Gellnerová8249/
Gellnerova822/
Zoellner803,380/
Soellner80665/
Gellness8020/
Zuellner8010/
Zeullner808/
Scellner804/
Ehllnger803/
Zellnner802/
Zellnert801/
Suellner801/
Gyllnert801/
Yoellner800/
Goillner800/
Ellenner800/
Illner772,182/
Elnesr771,398/
Selner771,055/
Gilner77989/
Zelner77399/
Elgner77312/
Celner77254/
Helner77174/
Eulner77139/
Glener77127/
Yelner7758/
Zllner7746/
Yllner7733/
Guelne7724/
Gölner7716/
Sllner7711/
Gylner775/
Jellne775/
Eslner774/
Elnehr774/
Gelnet773/
Elnere772/
Ellnér772/
Jelner772/
Gelnez772/
Ealner771/
Elnert771/
Gelney771/
Zellne771/
Sellne771/
Elnner771/
Gülner771/
Elnear770/
Ellnerová7544/
Gelnerová7517/
Gelnerova751/
Zellenner750/
Ellingner750/
Hellenner750/
Zöllner719,034/
Söllner716,460/
Zillner711,719/
Hillner71932/
Illgner71409/
Glesner71396/
Gelnett71342/
Heilner71288/
Sillner71213/
Glenner71106/
Zeulner71103/
Chelner7171/
Zøllner7134/
Süllner7132/
Zoelner7124/
Hyllner7120/
Göllnerová7118/
Glinner7116/
Glenert7116/
Zellnerová717/
Gilgner717/
Züllner717/
Gilnere715/
Cöllner715/
Gillney713/
Zoellne713/
Søllner713/
Gilnert712/
Zelhner712/
Gegline712/
Göhlner712/
Helnert711/
Eylhner711/
Zuelner711/
Zielner711/
Soellne711/
Sehlner711/
Hällner711/
Sőllner711/
Glegner711/
Glemner711/
Gleneur711/
Guillne711/
Gilnier711/
Helnier710/
Soelner710/
Gillnet710/
Eilnier710/
Heelner710/
Yollner710/
Helgner710/
Glenier710/
Sielner710/
Gelness710/
Hielner710/
Healner710/
Hjellnes67134/
Ilner6768/
Gelni6761/
Elnerová6751/
Gelny6714/
Elnir6712/
Glennert6712/
Hillgner6711/
Glene679/
Gelná676/
Gelna676/
Gålne676/
Glennier675/
Heilener675/
Gelný674/
Hällnert674/
Celne672/
Gilne672/
Jelne671/
Zillnger671/
Selne671/
Hijllner671/
Elnerova671/
Elnér671/
Ylner671/
Elnhr671/
Gillnett670/
Zillnier670/
Zoehlner670/

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