Geselschap Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geselschap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Geselschap Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Geselschap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geselschap is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geselschap? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geselschap is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Geselschap occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Geselschap reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Geselschap is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 625,451. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 52 percent live, Gelderland, where 41 percent live and Drenthe, where 4 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Geselschap is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Geselschap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geselschap has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geselschap surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gesellschap9537/
Gezelschap904/
Gheelchai746/
Selesha7115/

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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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  • 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 Geselschap
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