Gilfand Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilfand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Russia61:24,020,509493,300

Gilfand Last Name Facts

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

Gilfand (Russian: Гильфанд) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gilfand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gilfand live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Gilfand is most frequent in: Illinois, where 53 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Alabama, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Gilfand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilfand surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Gilfand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.87% more than the national average, earning $66,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gielfand938/
Gillfand935/
Gilfan9219/
Ilfand926/
Gelfand863,932/
Gilfond8619/
Gilfant860/
Glfan831/
Guelfand80102/
Gelfands8021/
Ghelfand801/
Gillfant801/
Elfand7798/
Gelfan7737/
Silfan7724/
Ilfant7711/
Gilfon773/
Gilfam772/
Zilfan771/
Helfand711,373/
Gelfond71689/
Gelfant7165/
Gilfone7164/
Silfain7132/
Zelfand718/
Guelfan712/
Gelfane712/
Gilfont711/
Celfand711/
Selfand711/
Ghelfan711/
Gelfound6747/
Ghelfond6720/
Zlfan6714/
Guelfane6710/
Glfam676/
Zhilfond676/
Gilffone672/
Jlfan671/
Guelfain671/
Guilfont671/

Gilfand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilfand in the Russian language
Гильфандgilfand-

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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 Gilfand
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