Gelmar Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gelmar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Gelmár (22) are calculated separately.

Gelmar (1,126) may also be a first name.

Gelmar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelmar (Russian: Гельмар) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Gelmár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelmar? popularity and diffusion

Gelmar is the 2,436,415th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gelmar are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gelmar is also the 237,464th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,126 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 98 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Gelmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelmar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gelmar surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelmár9422/
Gelmart923/
Gelmare921/
Elmar91379/
Glmar911/
Celmar831,993/
Gilmar83503/
Yelmar83318/
Zelmar83295/
Selmar83293/
Helmar83184/
Elmarr8323/
Elmare8321/
Elmard8310/
Elmair839/
Elhmar834/
Elmasr834/
Jelmar832/
Ellmar832/
Elmart832/
Glemar831/
Gylmar831/
Gülmar831/
Eilmar831/
Elmasre774,485/
Hjelmar77134/
Selmayr7791/
Selmair7761/
Gilmard7751/
Gillmar7739/
Güllmar7737/
Zellmar7722/
Gilmart7716/
Yelmare7714/
D'elmar7713/
Helmart7710/
Sellmar776/
Eilemar776/
Gilmare774/
Gelmore774/
Guilmar774/
Ellmayr774/
Elhmmar774/
Hellmar773/
Yelmaar772/
Heilmar772/
Glemare772/
Cellmar771/
Helmare771/
Elmaure771/
Guelmor771/
Sielmar771/
Gilmaur770/
Gelmorr770/
Gilmair770/
Elmor732,993/
Ilmar73164/
Ylmar739/
Elmôr739/
Clmar731/
Guilmard71578/
Gilmaire71219/
Helmhart71197/
Guilmart71158/
Hellmayr71144/
Gillmayr7187/
Ettlmayr7174/
Heilmair7174/
Sellmair7170/
Sellmayr7152/
Hellmair7143/
Heilmayr7141/
Jellmair7124/
Hjelmare7119/
Eislmair7115/
Elmarova717/
Zellmayr716/
Guillmar711/
Gillmair711/
Ellmardt711/
Ellmaure711/
Eislmayr711/
Guelmour711/
Gellmore710/
Guilmair710/
Gillmare710/
Elmore6736,329/
Zilmar67558/
Elmohr67523/
Gilmor67442/
Silmar67311/
Hilmar67223/
Elmeir67215/
Elmour67200/
Hieslmair67187/
Elmorr67177/
Hylmar67155/
Hieslmayr67101/
Cilmar6788/
Yılmar6752/
Šlemar6734/
Eiselmair6720/
Hesselmar6717/
Elmoor6716/
Gülmár6713/
Yelmarova677/
Helmhardt677/
Clemar676/
Glmour675/
Glmore675/
Gülmarova674/
Yolmar674/
Yilmar674/
Gilmarova673/
Yelmor672/
Hjlmar672/
Guillmard672/
Helmor671/
Zylmar671/
Selmor671/
Ilmarh671/
Slemar671/
Eiselmayr671/
Cèlmar671/
Illmar671/
Ellmor670/
Aylmar670/
Celmor670/
Gillmarth670/

Gelmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelmar in the Russian language
Гельмарgelmar-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gelmar
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