Gelz Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gelz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Canada631:584,85148,473
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gelz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 885,573rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gelz are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 50 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 15 percent are found.

Gelz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gelz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gelz last name grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelz surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gelz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $64,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goelz891,537/
Gelez891,067/
Geltz89767/
Gelze8975/
Gelcz8925/
Gelsz8917/
Gielz892/
Guelz891/
Gaelz890/
Elz86685/
Glz864/
Gellez80347/
Goeltz80246/
Guelze801/
Gaeltz800/
Goellz800/
Gieltz800/
Gölz753,579/
Elez753,412/
Elze752,213/
Selz751,479/
Glez75981/
Gels75903/
Gilz75334/
Zelz7591/
Helz7564/
Gelc7525/
Eulz753/
Yelz752/
Elsz752/
Elzh752/
Glsz752/
Glze751/
Gülz751/
Celz751/
Ejlz751/
Etlz751/
Eylz751/
Elzd751/
Ellz751/
Gelx751/
Glhz751/
Glzd751/
Glzt751/
Guellez7317/
Geels671,389/
Seltz671,249/
Geles67851/
Geils67676/
Geleç67547/
Giltz67322/
Ellez67315/
Gilez67155/
Yelez67139/
Göltz67129/
Giels67119/
Gelts6795/
Jelez6788/
Gelse6786/
Goels6774/
Zeltz6756/
Helez6743/
Guilz6737/
Gölcz6736/
Eslez6733/
Gelch6727/
Chelz6724/
Heulz6723/
Saelz6720/
Sehlz6718/
Helze6718/
Jeltz6715/
Sellz6713/
Selcz6711/
Gelci6711/
Soelz6710/
Jelcz6710/
Gehls679/
Elszt678/
Gells677/
Gletz676/
Zeldz676/
Gleze676/
Glesz674/
Glezz673/
Gielc673/
Zielz673/
Gelce673/
Healz672/
Guels672/
Celtz672/
Gölsz672/
Eelze671/
Ellze671/
Gelds671/
Gaels671/
Ghels671/
Zelze671/
Scelz671/
Seldz671/
Jeldz671/
Helsz671/
Zelcz671/
Gültz671/
Eilez671/
Qglze671/
Gelss671/
Glttz671/
Igliz671/
Gelsh670/

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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 Gelz
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