Guelf Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Guelf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France361:1,845,076161,051
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Guelf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guelf is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Guelf reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Guelf is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent reside. Apart from France this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelff91154/
Guelfe9159/
Gelf8993/
Guelffe831/
Gelff8033/
Gelfs8028/
Ghelf8027/
Gellf8025/
Goelf804/
Gelfe802/
Geelf802/
Gelfz801/
Guilf801/
Glf758/
Goelff7377/
Guelph7312/
Gielfe731/
Gelb673,618/
Glft672/
Kglf671/
Hglf671/
Glwf671/
Glvf671/
Glef671/
Glfh671/
Glff671/
Gblf671/
Guelphe671/
Qulf671/
Gilf671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Guelf
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