Gmelch Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gmelch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gmelch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6601:121,97814,924
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gmelch Last Name Facts

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

Gmelch is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gmelch? popularity and diffusion

Gmelch is the 437,080th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. The last name Gmelch is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gmelch live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 121,978. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 90 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Gmelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gmelch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gmelch last name rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gmelch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gmelch surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

Gmelch earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.35% more than the national average, earning $63,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gmelich92118/
Gmehlich861/
Gumelych861/
Kmelch830/
Gämlich7758/
Gamlich7758/
Gumlich7756/
Gomlich773/
Gamaehlich754/
Gommlich71539/
Gummlich7141/
Gahmlich717/
Kumelcha716/
Kamelchu712/
Gamalich712/
Gomalcho711/
Guamelouche711/
Gammlich711/
Cmielich711/
Gaumlich711/
Camelich710/
Kamelich710/
Gamleche710/
Gaemlich710/
Gamlouche671,705/
Kim-Welch672/
Cameluchi671/

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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 Gmelch
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