Gelpes Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Gelpes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelpes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay791:43,4404,931
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Gelpes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelpes occurs in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gelpes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelpes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelpes is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gelpes live; 98 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most numerous in Uruguay, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 43,440. In Uruguay it is most frequent in: Soriano Department, where 52 percent reside, Montevideo Department, where 27 percent reside and Colonia Department, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uruguay this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelpe91184/
Elpes9182/
Gelper83153/
Gelpis8349/
Gelpey8338/
Helpes8337/
Elpees831/
Glpe803/
Elpheus775/
Elphies771/
Guelphe771/
Suelpes771/
Helpeis771/
Gelpi733,475/
Elpez73125/
Elpis7363/
Gelpa7331/
Gelpí7327/
Jelpe7317/
Selpe7316/
Gelpy7315/
Gilpe734/
Xlpes731/
Glepe731/
Zelpe731/
Elphis6761/
Glepeh6748/
Gylphe6741/
Helpis6740/
Selpis6724/
Yelpez6714/
Gilper679/
Guilpe678/
Gilpep676/
Guelpi673/
Sielpe672/
Gelpiz671/
Jelpet671/
Gellpi671/
Gelpiş671/
Geelpy671/
Clepes671/
Gielpi671/
Gilpie670/
Gilpey670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gelpes
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