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 last name Gelven is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelven is the 1,447,279th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Gelven live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 18 percent are found, Connecticut, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Gelven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelven has changed over time. 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 holding the Gelven surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the 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
  • 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 Gelven
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