View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Gilfer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gilfer (Russian: Гильфер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,689,253^rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Gilfer live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253^rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 48 people.

Gilfer is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 3,895,218. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Komi Republic, where 32 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 19 percent live and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 19 percent live. Not including Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Gilfer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gilfer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilfer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gilfer last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gilfer surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.