Gylfe Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gylfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gylfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1121:87,9176,459
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Finland171:323,33523,349
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Estonia81:165,22626,217

Gylfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gylfe is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gylfe? popularity and diffusion

Gylfe is the 1,144,405th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gylfe are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 87,917. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 54 percent live, Kronoberg County, where 19 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Finland, where 8 percent live.

Gylfe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gylfe surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

Gylfe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gylfie914/
Gylfee914/
Gylfhe912/
Gylfphe8316/
Gilfe802/
Gelfe802/
Glefe801/
Gülfe801/
Glf758/
Gelfer73405/
Gleffe73256/
Guelfe7359/
Gilfer7352/
Gylphe7341/
Gelfei733/
Nglefe732/
Ghelfe731/
Glefer731/
Gilfie731/
Gielfe731/
Gilfey730/
Gelfes730/
Glew672,811/
Gleb67686/
Gelf6793/
Gleffer677/
Guelfes677/
Guelfer676/
Glev674/
Guilfey673/
Glft672/
Guelffe671/
Gilf671/
Gelffer671/
Kglf671/
Guelfet671/
Glff671/
Glfh671/
Glfj671/
Glfy671/
Glef671/
Glvf671/
Glwf671/
Hglf671/
Gillfer670/
Guylfoy670/

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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 Gylfe
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