Gelpke Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gelpke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelpke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Switzerland951:86,4529,661
Germany841:958,39866,883
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gelpke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelpke is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gelpke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelpke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 725,073rd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname Gelpke occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gelpke are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 32 percent are found, Connecticut, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 21 percent are found.

Gelpke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelpke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelpke last name expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelpke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelpke last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% being registered with the party.

The amount Gelpke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning $61,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelpcke924/
Elpke911/
Gelbke83557/
Jelpke8317/
Gelpka831/
Helpke831/
Gelbcke77242/
Guelbke7715/
Gelbkee770/
Elbke7311/
Guelbcke7111/
Glebke67101/
Hilpke6719/
Jelbke6714/
Gelbck672/
Silpke671/
Gilbke670/

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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 Gelpke
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