Guelder Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Guelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Guelder (22) may also be a first name.

Guelder Last Name Facts

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

Guelder occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Guelder live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Guelder is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Guelder is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 479,027. In Belgium Guelder is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 54 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 38 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueldere931/
Guhelder930/
Gelder924,092/
Guelde92158/
Geldert86390/
Guilder86372/
Gelderd86135/
Geldere864/
Ghelder862/
Geldier862/
Kuelder862/
Gaelder862/
Geldder861/
Goelder860/
Gelde83127/
Glder831/
Geldeard8061/
Ghueldre8035/
Geldeart807/
Guildert801/
Gilder775,454/
Gueldi77318/
Geldeç77279/
Gülder77233/
Geldes77200/
Geldeş7780/
Gölder7770/
Gylder7766/
Geldez7763/
Guilde7751/
Geldre7746/
Goelde7726/
Gielde775/
Gleder774/
Geldet771/
Geldee771/
Geldie771/
Geldeh771/
Gldger771/
Geldei771/
Geelde771/
Geldea770/
Gelded770/
Glde732/
Kuilder71616/
Guildea71294/
Gildert71294/
Göldere7166/
Gueldis7111/
Gildger712/
Geldets711/
Glederd711/
Geldeth711/
Gildeer711/
Guildey711/
Gildder711/
Guildes711/
Gueldai711/
Gueldih711/
Gildere711/
Gieldes711/
Gillder710/
Gilderd710/
Geldi673,040/
Gilde671,286/
Gelda67521/
Glede67110/
Gülde6785/
Kuilderd6734/
Geldy6731/
Gløde678/
Gueldich677/
Kuildert672/
Gölde672/
Gldde672/
Gldeh671/
D'Gilder671/
Gylde671/

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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 Guelder
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