Gelso Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Argentina

Gelso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2771:220,78230,895
Argentina2221:192,53816,021
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
France211:3,162,987209,042
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gelso (2,017) may also be a first name.

Gelso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelso is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 419,303rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. Gelso occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gelso live; 35 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 168,228th most common forename globally, held by 2,017 people.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 220,782. In Italy Gelso is mostly found in: Campania, where 25 percent live, Veneto, where 19 percent live and Lazio, where 15 percent live. Other than Italy this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Gelso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelso surname increased 21,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelso surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gelso earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 33.2% less than the national average, earning €20,061 per year and in United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleso911,291/
Guelso919/
Gelsoi911/
Gelsio911/
Geilso911/
Gellso910/
Elso89753/
Gelesso831/
Gelesou831/
Celso809,621/
Eleso80361/
Selso80122/
Elsio8079/
Jelso8049/
Elsoy8041/
Geljo8032/
Gelsa8017/
Elsos8016/
Gelzo8012/
Gleso8010/
Helso809/
Gilso809/
Elsho805/
Gelco802/
Elsop801/
Elsoz801/
Yelso801/
Elsco801/
Guelssou771/
Gülsoy737,465/
Elesho731,184/
Elsoud731,162/
Elesio73755/
Yeleso73670/
Elleso73285/
Scelso73273/
Elshot73203/
Elsoht73122/
Elsout73122/
Guelzo7376/
Elesso7345/
Chelso7338/
Gelcho7329/
Gielsa7320/
Helsop7319/
Eelsoo7319/
Elsood7317/
Elsous7314/
Gelesa7312/
Elesop7311/
Elshop735/
Gelezo734/
Elsoos734/
Elshod733/
Elsodd733/
Heleso733/
Yelsop733/
Selsou732/
Ellsop731/
Yelsoj731/
Elehso731/
Elesoh731/
Icelso731/
Helsou731/
Iselso731/
Yselso731/
Geljou731/
Elsoch731/
Jelsoh731/
Saelso731/
Ieilso731/
Helsoy730/
Yelsot730/
Elshoz730/
Elsa6726,798/
Elshout671,367/
Elschot67400/
Elzo67237/
Glessou67138/
Elsocht67133/
Elco67124/
Chelsoi67108/
Gelesha6763/
Scelsio6750/
Gelszat6736/
Guilsou6732/
Elshoud6722/
Helleso6720/
Ngilsou6711/
Ellesio6710/
Ellsoos6710/
Elshohy679/
Eljo677/
Helshoj675/
Ilso675/
Glsa675/
Elshosh674/
Cheleso674/
Helesuo674/
Helsoot672/
Elshotz672/
Elessoo672/
Gilsous672/
Yelesso671/
Gelessa671/
Gelesah671/
Gheljou671/
Elsosht671/
Elxo671/
Elshoha671/
Elshouh671/
Jlso671/
Glxo671/
Ehlshot670/
Elesott670/
Gellesa670/
Gilshop670/

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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 Gelso
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