Gheldof Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gheldof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheldof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3631:31,6715,125
United States361:10,068,304413,125
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gheldof Last Name Facts

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

Gheldof has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheldof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gheldof is the 717,442nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gheldof live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gheldof is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 31,671. In Belgium Gheldof is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium Gheldof exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Gheldof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gheldof last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gheldof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheldhof935/
Geldof922,153/
Geldhof862,483/
Geldoff8622/
Geldhoff8020/
Geldow771/
Galdof771/
Gildof771/
Goldoff7131/
Gildhof714/
Galdouf712/
Gyldhof711/
Gildoff710/
Guildof710/
Gildhoff6754/
Goldhoff6733/
Gildow62338/
Goldov62218/
Goldaf6217/
Goldow6210/
Galdov625/
Gildov622/
Galdow621/
Gledov621/
Gildova575/

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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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  • 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 Gheldof
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