Gelves Surname

69,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Gelves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,5131:10,5861,096
Venezuela1,4501:20,8301,490
Argentina8661:49,3574,163
Philippines1361:744,39973,733
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Chile551:320,3009,085
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Gélves (2) are calculated separately.

Gelves (36) may also be a first name.

Gelves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelves occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gélves. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,397th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,020,379 people. The last name Gelves occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gelves are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.

The surname Gelves is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 4,513 people, or 1 in 10,586. In Colombia Gelves is primarily concentrated in: Norte de Santander Department, where 56 percent live, Santander Department, where 22 percent live and Capital District, where 6 percent live. Not including Colombia Gelves is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Gelves Last Name Statistics demography

Gelves earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 25.57% less than the national average, earning $16,897,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gélves942/
Guelves9212/
Elves91637/
Gelve91179/
Gelvez8317,529/
Galves835,302/
Gelvis832,945/
Jelves831,088/
Selves83839/
Gelver83419/
Elveus83389/
Gilves83123/
Gelbes8384/
Gelvet8340/
Gelvey8338/
Helves8320/
Elvies8310/
Elvest838/
Yelves836/
Gelvec835/
Gleves832/
Celves832/
Guelve832/
Gelues831/
Elveas831/
Elveis831/
Elveys831/
Ellves831/
Gelvej831/
Elvese830/
Gelvie830/
Galveas7785/
Guelvez776/
Galvesz773/
Gelvett772/
Helvies772/
Helveus771/
Guilves771/
Jelveus771/
Geilvis771/
Galvies771/
Sielves771/
Selveys770/
Elvis7311,742/
Ilves733,213/
Selve73630/
Elwes73341/
Zelve73142/
Elbes7357/
Gleve7341/
Gilve7339/
Elvys7335/
Ylves7327/
Jelve7316/
Elväs7310/
Gelvi738/
Celve735/
Elvez734/
Elues732/
Gelvé731/
Gelvy730/
Galvez67266,119/
Galvis6777,498/
Selvey672,243/
Jelvez671,689/
Želvys671,055/
Gelviz67994/
Silves67439/
Elbesh67315/
Elwess67285/
Zelvis67222/
Selvie67214/
Gilvey67199/
Helwes67159/
Eilbes67147/
Elvish67146/
Gilver67123/
Elbess67122/
Gilbes67100/
Zelvys6784/
Hilves6782/
Elviss6780/
Selvis6774/
Helvis6773/
Zilves6753/
Selvez6753/
Helbes6747/
Gilvez6744/
Zelver6740/
Gelbez6735/
Glebes6732/
Gélvez6730/
Ilvest6727/
Jelved6726/
Elvice6726/
Elvedz6725/
Ilvess6724/
Jelvis6718/
Selvee6718/
Glevis6716/
Jelver6716/
Elvist6715/
Gelbis6715/
Gilvie6714/
Gylver6713/
Jelbes6712/
Golvis678/
Elvise678/
Ilveus677/
Zhelve675/
Selvei674/
Glevez674/
Jelues674/
Galues673/
Gilues672/
Ellvis672/
Guilve672/
Selveu672/
Ailves672/
Sealve672/
Želvis672/
Galvès672/
Elvihs672/
Geluez672/
Geluis672/
Gelvih672/
Cilves672/
El'vis671/
Celvey671/
Gelvic671/
Gelvix671/
Gilvee671/
Gilvet671/
Golvez671/
Đilves671/
Celvis671/
Galvês671/
Zelvet671/
Gelvay671/
Gelvéz671/
Gèlvez671/
Gilvis671/
Gileve671/
Elvois671/
Elvais671/
Elwesh671/
Elweas671/
Eluese671/
Ellvys671/
Guelvi671/
Oilves670/
Selvea670/
Glewes670/
Gilvei670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelves
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