Gilfert Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Germany1231:654,51651,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gilfert Last Name Facts

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

Gilfert occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. Gilfert occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gilfert reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent live, Nebraska, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live.

Gilfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilfert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilfert surname rose 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilfert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilfert surname are 9.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.36% registered with the party.

Gilfert earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilferth930/
Gilfer9252/
Gelfert86574/
Hilfert86128/
Gölfert8642/
Gilfort8633/
Gilferd864/
Glefert861/
Gillfer860/
Hilffert8010/
Gilffort801/
Gelffert801/
Hilfertz800/
Guilferd800/
Gilfordt800/
Hilferth800/
Elfert772,058/
Gelfer77405/
Silfer77111/
Gülfer7764/
Zilfer775/
Gilfär772/
Gilfir771/
Glefer771/
Gilford712,578/
Helfert711,474/
Gelfort71144/
Selfert7123/
Elferte7116/
Gelfart7113/
Gilfred718/
Elferts718/
Gleffer717/
Guelfer716/
Gelferd713/
Gelffer711/
Silpfer711/
Silfeur711/
Cilferd711/
Ailferd711/
Elffert711/
Gilffre711/
Slefert711/
Elferth710/
Hilferd710/
Silferd710/
Goelfer710/
Gilfard710/
Clefert710/
Gellfart6763/
Gillford6728/
Gelfarth6710/
Helfertz675/
Selffert671/
Gilfford671/

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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 Gilfert
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