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Where Does The Last Name Gelvez Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gelvez is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Gélvez, Gelvéz or Gèlvez. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvez? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 30,468^th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 415,742 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gelvez reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Gelvez is also the 2,446,817^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

It is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 11,299 people, or 1 in 4,228. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Norte de Santander Department, where 56 percent are found, Santander Department, where 23 percent are found and Arauca Department, where 7 percent are found. Besides Colombia Gelvez is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Gelvez Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelvez surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gelvez earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning $17,118,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,281 USD per year.