Gelvis Surname

149,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Gelvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela1,6591:18,2061,365
Colombia1,1741:40,6932,258
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Gelvis (929) may also be a first name.

Gelvis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelvis is found most in Venezuela. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelvis is the 149,902nd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,474,549 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gelvis live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America. Gelvis is also the 265,401st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 929 people.

The last name is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 18,206. In Venezuela Gelvis is primarily concentrated in: Táchira, where 24 percent reside, Zulia, where 16 percent reside and Miranda, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Venezuela this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 40 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Gelvis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gelvis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 24.39% less than the national average, earning $17,165,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geilvis921/
Elvis9111,742/
Gelvi918/
Galvis8377,498/
Gelves837,142/
Gelviz83994/
Zelvis83222/
Elvish83146/
Elviss8380/
Selvis8374/
Helvis8373/
Jelvis8318/
Glevis8316/
Elvist8315/
Gelbis8315/
Elvies8310/
Golvis838/
Elvise838/
Ellvis832/
Želvis832/
Elvihs832/
Geluis832/
Gelvih832/
El'vis831/
Gelvic831/
Gelvix831/
Celvis831/
Gilvis831/
Elvois831/
Elvais831/
Elveis831/
Guelvi831/
Gelvie830/
Selvais77401/
Zhelvis77125/
Gelvich7765/
Guelves7712/
Gelbish7711/
Chelvis772/
Helvies772/
Heilvis771/
Gallvis771/
Galvies771/
D'Elvis771/
Elvisse771/
Zelvist770/
Selvish770/
Hellvis770/
Selvi7330,026/
Elves73637/
Ilvis73597/
Elwis73222/
Zelvi73188/
Gelve73179/
Elbis7364/
Eluis7358/
Celvi7336/
Elvys7335/
Elviz7325/
Elväs7310/
Gilvi738/
Jelvi732/
Élvis731/
Gelvé731/
Gelvy730/
Gellevij7111/
Khelvish711/
Geelhuis711/
Gelvez6717,529/
Galviz677,965/
Galves675,302/
Silvis672,754/
Jelves671,088/
Želvys671,055/
Selves67839/
Gelver67419/
Elveus67389/
Selvie67214/
Gilves67123/
Elbish67122/
Gelwix6785/
Zelvys6784/
Gelbes6784/
Glewis6759/
Elwish6754/
Gelvet6740/
Gelvey6738/
Galuis6732/
Goluis6729/
Elvice6726/
Elwise6726/
Helbis6724/
Selviz6723/
Elwiss6722/
Helves6720/
Gilvie6714/
Sielvi6714/
Ailvis6712/
Elvest678/
Elvaiz677/
Elvich677/
Glebis676/
Yelves676/
Gilviz675/
Helviz675/
Gelvec675/
Selvei674/
Jelvai673/
Jelviz673/
Gleves672/
Selvai672/
Celves672/
Galvès672/
Gélves672/
Gilbis672/
Guelve672/
Celvai671/
Ealwis671/
Elluis671/
Slevis671/
Galvês671/
Sealvi671/
Helwis671/
Gelues671/
Gelvay671/
Gelvéz671/
Golviz671/
Gilevisch671/
Elwais671/
Elwisz671/
Elveas671/
Celvic671/
Zelviz671/
Jelbis671/
Seilvi671/
Selvii671/
Euluis671/
Elveys671/
Ellves671/
Ellvys671/
Gelvej671/
Gilvei670/
Elvese670/
Eilwis670/

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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 Gelvis
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