Gelmer Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gelmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Gelmer (874) may also be a first name.

Gelmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelmer (Russian: Гельмер) is more commonly found in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelmer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,422,956th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Gelmer reside; 32 percent reside in Central Asia and 32 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Gelmer is also the 275,161st most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 874 people.

It is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 368,385. In Kazakhstan Gelmer is most numerous in: East Kazakhstan Region, where 67 percent live, Astana, where 21 percent live and Pavlodar Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Kazakhstan this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Gelmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gelmer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelmert9222/
Gellmer922/
Guelmer922/
Goelmer920/
Elmer9114,366/
Gelme91148/
Glmer910/
Helmer8317,138/
Gilmer8310,503/
Celmer833,851/
Gelmez833,665/
Ellmer831,813/
Selmer831,723/
Zelmer831,397/
Yelmer83815/
Elmeir83215/
Elmeer83201/
Elmier83147/
Glemer8387/
Eilmer8323/
Elmert8322/
Elmere8320/
Gylmer8320/
Jelmer834/
Ealmer834/
Elmetr834/
Eulmer832/
Gllmer832/
Elmmer832/
Gelmes832/
Ehlmer831/
Guelme831/
Ghelme831/
Ngelme831/
Gelmet831/
Glmeer831/
Eylmer830/
Zellmer774,913/
Hellmer771,504/
Helmert771,252/
Sellmer771,196/
Gillmer77782/
Cellmer77339/
Guelmes77233/
Heilmer77105/
Hjelmer7795/
Glesmer7791/
Gilmere7768/
Jelmert7758/
Khelmer7734/
Selmier7730/
Eylemer7728/
Gilmert7724/
Gilmerr7719/
Guilmer7713/
Chelmer779/
Eelmere778/
Zelmeur774/
Guelmez774/
Glemmer773/
Helmier771/
Elmehrz771/
Gelmett771/
Zelmmer771/
Zielmer771/
Selmeir771/
Elmerre771/
Selmmer771/
Ceelmer771/
Zoelmer771/
Heelmer770/
Gelmire770/
Helmeir770/
Guellme770/
Yellmer770/
Gilmier770/
Elmir733,824/
Gelmi732,701/
Ilmer731,009/
Gülme73287/
Selme73259/
Elmyr73249/
Gilme73175/
Gelma73168/
Elmér73145/
Gleme7334/
Elmre7315/
Ylmer7313/
Celme7312/
Jelme732/
Zelme732/
Ghlme731/
Glmez731/
Zoellmer7194/
Sellmeir7142/
Hellmert7127/
Hjelmeir7125/
Gillmert7120/
Gillmere7114/
Elmerová7114/
Heilmeir715/
Seelmeir714/
Ziellmer713/
Guillmer712/
Helmeyjr711/
Heilemer711/
Hielmeir711/
Hielmier711/
Soellmer711/
Seelmier711/
Hellmeir711/
Eislmeir711/
Elehemer711/
Zellmerr711/
Zellmere710/
Heilmier710/
Hilmer674,459/
Illmer671,434/
Guelmi671,091/
Aylmer67954/
Gilmet67654/
Gelmiş67564/
Zilmer67381/
Glemet67378/
Slemer67219/
Hjelme67217/
Glemed67208/
Clemer67200/
Ngelmi67190/
Elmire67136/
Gölmez67124/
Glemee6788/
Glemme6764/
Šlemer6760/
Helmér6751/
Celmea6749/
Guilme6743/
Ilmere6740/
Selmee6726/
Gelmis6725/
Gillme6723/
Ilmert6722/
Ghelmi6715/
Silmer6714/
Yilmer6714/
Helmerová6713/
Selmej6713/
Gilmes6712/
Ghelmy6710/
Elmair679/
Glømme677/
Zelmet675/
Selmir675/
Gilmyr675/
Helmre675/
Helmyr674/
Gelmai674/
Glemée673/
Selmey673/
Selmie673/
Elmmyr673/
Gilmez673/
Gilmir672/
Gilmme672/
Jilmer672/
Gellmi672/
Selmeh672/
Guelmy672/
Djelme672/
Gülmes672/
Ilmmer671/
Clmmer671/
Gelmio671/
Zelmes671/
Elmyre671/
Zlmeer671/
Gelmoi671/
Gielma671/
Ellmerová671/
El'mir671/
D'Zellmer671/
Celmir671/
Zelmeh671/
Ailmer671/
Zylmer671/
Zelmie671/
Geelma671/
Glmeet671/
Glemey670/

Gelmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelmer in the Russian language
Гельмерgelmer-

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Footnotes

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