Gelpin Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gelpin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Gelpin (42) may also be a first name.

Gelpin Last Name Facts

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

Gelpin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gelpin.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelpin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Gelpin reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most common first name worldwide, held by 42 people.

The last name Gelpin is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 93 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Gelpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelpin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelpin Last Name Statistics demography

Gelpin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelpina925/
Elpin91285/
Glpin911/
Gilpin8313,072/
Elpina83741/
Helpin8392/
Selpin8333/
Elping8327/
Glepin8319/
Gelpen832/
Yelpin832/
Gllpin831/
Jelpin831/
Elpuin831/
Celpin830/
Guilpin77455/
Selpien7749/
Chelpin7743/
Helping7717/
Guelpen7713/
Gillpin774/
Gilppin772/
Zelpina772/
Cellpin772/
Yelpina771/
Ellping771/
Gilping770/
Ghilpin770/
Geilpen770/
Elpen7337/
Gilpn730/
Chelpina7127/
Gülpen67675/
Gilpen67162/
Slepin6761/
Eilpen6749/
Yilpin6730/
Helpen6713/
Jilpin6710/
Chehelpin677/
Silpin676/
Clepin674/
Ilpina673/
Helpne671/
Glepen671/
Selpen671/
Jelpen671/
Šlepin671/
Hilpin670/
Cilpin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gelpin
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