Gelnaw Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gelnaw Surname User-submission:

The family name Gelnaw, comes from Gilneau. It arrived in Canada and later members of the family arrived in the Detroit area in the late 1800s. The name was changed from Gilneau to Geleneau/Gelnaw in the United States.

Gelnaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510

Gelnaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family name Gelnaw, comes from Gilneau. It arrived in Canada and later members of the family arrived in the Detroit area in the late 1800s. The name was changed from Gilneau to Geleneau/Gelnaw in the United States.

- anonymous submission

Gelnaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelnaw is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelnaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gelnaw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Gelnaw is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 44 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found.

Gelnaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelnaw last name are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the party.

Gelnaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elnaw9152/
Glenaw831/
Gelnova773/
Elnow7319/
Elnova6758/
Selnow6750/
Elnafs674/
Elnafe673/
Elnadf672/
Gelnov671/
Zelnow670/
Glenow670/

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