Gülpen Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gülpen Surname User-submission:

The last name, Gulpen, is derived from a town in the Netherlands. Gulpen is a town in the Southernmost province of the Netherlands, Limburg. The town's name is derived from the river Gulp that flows through it. There is also a well-known brewery in town that brews Gulpener beer.

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Gülpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6721:119,80014,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Gulpen (526) are calculated separately.

Gülpen (15) may also be a first name.

Gülpen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The last name, Gulpen, is derived from a town in the Netherlands. Gulpen is a town in the Southernmost province of the Netherlands, Limburg. The town's name is derived from the river Gulp that flows through it. There is also a well-known brewery in town that brews Gulpener beer.

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Gülpen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gülpen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Gulpen. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülpen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gülpen is the 490,615th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gülpen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 119,800. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Berlin, where 4 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulpen94526/
Gilpen83162/
Gelpen832/
Golpen831/
Glepen831/
Guilpen7720/
Guelpen7713/
Gleppen771/
Glpin731/
Gilpn730/
Gulpenne711/
Gilpin6713,072/
Golpin6719/
Glepin6719/
Gulpin6719/
Gelpin6717/
Gllpin671/
Guilpin62455/
Gulpina628/
Gelpina625/
Gillpin624/
Gilppin622/
Gilping620/
Ghilpin620/

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