Gelven Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Gelven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Australia491:550,93340,757
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gelven (41) may also be a first name.

Gelven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelven has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Gelven live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gelven is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States Gelven is mostly found in: Missouri, where 18 percent reside, Connecticut, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Gelven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelven surname grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelven last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Gelven earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.45% more than the national average, earning $60,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelven921/
Elven91416/
Guelvenn861/
Gelvin83616/
Selven83503/
Golven83200/
Galven8376/
Helven8372/
Elveyn8333/
Elveng8318/
Gleven8317/
Gilven8312/
Elvein835/
Elveen834/
Elvene832/
Ellven831/
Celven831/
Eulven830/
Gelbein7726/
Chelven7714/
Selveen7710/
Gilvene773/
Gelving772/
Gellvén772/
Gelvine772/
Gelvina771/
Galvein771/
Gilvean771/
Zelvene771/
Gelvion771/
Golvein771/
Gillven771/
Elvin736,188/
Elvén7389/
Elvyn7382/
Ylven735/
Ilven734/
Geelvink7122/
Zhelvene716/
Gilveane713/
Elvessen710/
Galvin6732,782/
Elvina672,378/
Selvin67936/
Gilvin67670/
Silven67590/
Elving67557/
Sleven67522/
Hilven67418/
Golvin67280/
Elvine67229/
Helvin67191/
Zelvin6799/
Selvén6773/
Celvin6767/
Elbein6748/
Ellvin6730/
Elwein6728/
Jelvin6720/
Galvín6719/
Glevin6715/
Elvind6712/
Helvín6711/
Ellvén6710/
Elväng679/
Glevén676/
Cilven675/
Ilveen675/
Galvén675/
Elvayn675/
Gylvin675/
Yilven672/
Elvyna672/
Yelvin671/
Zleven671/
Elvain671/
Ilvent671/
Ielvin671/
Selvèn671/
Gälvän671/
Elvéin671/

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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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  • 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 Gelven
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