Gelstein Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gelstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Gelštein (8) are calculated separately.

Gelstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelstein occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gelštein. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Gelstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gelstein live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gelstein is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Gelstein is most numerous in: Michigan, where 34 percent live, New York, where 24 percent live and Missouri, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Gelstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelstein last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gelstein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

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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 Gelstein
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