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

Gylfe is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gylfe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gylfe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,144,405th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Gylfe reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 87,917. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 54 percent are found, Kronoberg County, where 19 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Finland, where 8 percent are found.

Gylfe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gylfe are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political 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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