Gälweiler Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gälweiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gälweiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Gälweiler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gälweiler is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gälweiler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gälweiler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gälweiler live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 56 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gällweiler9513/
Gelweiler891/
Gellweiler84235/
Gehlweiler8418/
Gaelweiler842/
Gilwiler820/
Gellwiler7811/
Gilwieler780/
Gleville715/
Gilbile634,363/
Gelbele631/
Glueless594/
Geelbile592/
Gillbile591/
Gilbilee591/
Ggilbile591/
Gilwhalley534/
Glwala531/
Gilbale504/
Gilwali501/
Gilbeli501/
Giluely500/

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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
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  • 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 Gälweiler
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