Gelvin Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gelvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:622,78250,324
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Gelvin (677) may also be a first name.

Gelvin Last Name Facts

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

Gelvin (Marathi: गॅलवीन, Russian: Гэлвин) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gelvin.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,285th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gelvin live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gelvin is also the 318,411th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 677 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 622,782. In The United States Gelvin is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found.

Gelvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gelvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gelvin surname grew 393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gelvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gelvin last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the party.

Gelvin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelving922/
Gelvine922/
Gelvion921/
Gelvina921/
Elvin916,188/
Geelvink8622/
Galvin8332,782/
Elvina832,378/
Selvin83936/
Gilvin83670/
Elving83557/
Golvin83280/
Elvine83229/
Helvin83191/
Gelven83148/
Zelvin8399/
Celvin8367/
Ellvin8330/
Jelvin8320/
Glevin8315/
Elvind8312/
Elvein835/
Gylvin835/
Ielvin831/
Elvain831/
Yelvin831/
Elvéin831/
Galvain77171/
Jelving7735/
Zelvina7727/
Gelbein7726/
Hellvin7716/
Hjelvin7713/
Helvind7712/
Helvink7711/
Gelboin7710/
Helving779/
Gilvina776/
Elvaine774/
Zelvine774/
Chelvin774/
Gallvin773/
Yelvina773/
Gellvén772/
Gilving772/
Gailvin771/
Galvein771/
Golvein771/
Guelven771/
Helvine771/
Khelvin771/
Gilvine771/
Elvinth771/
Ellvine771/
Galvoin771/
Gilvain770/
Yelving770/
Gillvin770/
Elven73416/
Elvén7389/
Elvyn7382/
Ylvin7315/
Ilvin734/
Guelvenn711/
Chelvain711/
Hellving711/
Slevin675,726/
Silvin671,066/
Selven67503/
Golven67200/
Galven6776/
Ilvina6773/
Selvén6773/
Helven6772/
Elwine6770/
Elwain6758/
Elbein6748/
Elveyn6733/
Elwein6728/
Hälvin6727/
Ylving6720/
Galvín6719/
Elveng6718/
Gleven6717/
Gilven6712/
Helvín6711/
Cilvin6710/
Ellvén6710/
Elväng679/
Ilving678/
Ilvain676/
Glevén676/
Elvayn675/
Galvén675/
Elveen674/
Elwuin674/
Hilvin674/
Elvene672/
Elvyna672/
Elbain671/
Celven671/
Selvèn671/
Gälvän671/
Ellven671/
Gilvim671/
Eulven670/

Gelvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelvin in the Marathi language
गॅलवीनgelavina80
मेलवीनmelavina20
Gelvin in the Russian language
Гэлвинgelvin-

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