Gelv Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gelv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gelv Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelv Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelv is found most in Taiwan. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gelv.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelv? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Gelv is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gelv reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.
The surname is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Taoyuan City, where 67 percent reside and Taichung City, where 33 percent reside. Not including Taiwan it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Denmark, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelvd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gelvz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elv | 86 | 86 | / |
| Gelvås | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gellev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gelb | 75 | 3,618 | / |
| Gelf | 75 | 93 | / |
| Galv | 75 | 48 | / |
| Selv | 75 | 20 | / |
| Golv | 75 | 13 | / |
| Elvå | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gelp | 75 | 6 | / |
| Helv | 75 | 5 | / |
| Glev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ehlv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejlv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eilv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elvt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ealv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gjlv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilev | 67 | 3,491 | / |
| Gelff | 67 | 33 | / |
| Eylev | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ghelf | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gellf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Elvås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esløv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gylev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geilf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geelf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Healv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seilv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helvd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gelv
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis