Gellért Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gellért Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian surname from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger (spear, lance) and hard (hardy, brave, strong).

Gellért Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8141:12,0591,393
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gellert (7,608) are calculated separately.

Gellért (1,582) may also be a first name.

Gellért Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian surname from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger (spear, lance) and hard (hardy, brave, strong).

- haffman97

Gellért Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gellért is found most in Hungary. It can also occur as a variant: Gellert. For other potential spellings of Gellért click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gellért? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 421,345th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The last name Gellért is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gellért are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 194,449th most frequent given name on earth, held by 1,582 people.

The surname Gellért is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 12,059. In Hungary Gellért is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 36 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 9 percent live. Other than Hungary it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gellert957,608/
Gellér92556/
Gellérd8627/
Gellerth8011/
Guellert809/
Gellertz804/
Giellert801/
Geller7719,357/
Ellert772,821/
Gelert77234/
Ellirt770/
Gellérová758/
Gheller712,308/
Goeller712,184/
Gillert711,389/
Gueller71567/
Geilert71300/
Zsellér71188/
Gellier71102/
Gellerd7186/
Göllert7176/
Güllert7126/
Sellert7125/
Gellere7121/
Gellertova7115/
Gieller7115/
Zellert718/
Hgeller716/
Gellertová716/
Elliort714/
Ehllert711/
Geelert711/
Gejlert711/
Gelhert711/
Ellertt710/
Gaeller710/
Elert672,346/
Gller6731/
Guellere6723/
Zellgert6716/
Gillyort678/
Gelherdt671/
Glirt671/
Guillert671/
Glére671/
Glert671/
Gelleher671/
Gilliert670/
Gillerth670/
Gellhere670/

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Footnotes

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