Gaelic Surname

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

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gaelic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaelic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gaelic (13) may also be a first name.

Gaelic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaelic (Arabic: جاليك) is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaelic? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Gaelic live; 78 percent live in Australasia and 78 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Gaelic is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The last name Gaelic is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 133,186. In New Zealand Gaelic is most common in: Auckland Region, where 47 percent reside, Northland Region, where 35 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaelick9233/
Aelic912/
Galick83371/
Aelick83162/
Galiuc83132/
Gelick8321/
Gaulic833/
Ghelic832/
Gielic832/
Galuic831/
Galoic831/
Gelijc831/
Gaylic831/
Gailic830/
Gallick77707/
Gawelik7718/
Geleick7714/
Aelicks7714/
Gaulick773/
Goelick772/
Gaylick771/
Ghaelis771/
Gohelic771/
Gawelec771/
Gielick770/
Gaillic770/
Gailick770/
Gelig733,346/
Galik732,994/
Gelik73357/
Aulic73193/
Galig7341/
Galuc734/
Ealic734/
Galiq732/
Aelig732/
Ailic731/
Geljc731/
Oelic730/
Goehlich7164/
Goelicke7112/
Gahalaic714/
Gaeleigh713/
Goetlich711/
Goielick711/
Haellick711/
Gaillick710/
Gallik671,292/
Aellig67752/
Golick67476/
Gielec67436/
Aulick67358/
Aehlig67233/
Huelic67166/
Gelikh67159/
Gehlig67114/
Goettlich6791/
Ealick6777/
Gelück6767/
Geluck6764/
Haelig6761/
Gelijk6759/
Gaylik6739/
Ahelik6720/
Easlic6719/
Galluc6719/
Gielik6719/
Gaulik6717/
Galiuk6715/
Goethlich6714/
Galeck6714/
Gielig6710/
Gajlik678/
Geylik678/
Galikh678/
Ghalik677/
Eilick675/
Geleck675/
Galuck675/
Aleick674/
Gallec673/
Goettlick673/
Ghaliq672/
Gajjelliz671/
Eulick671/
Ghalec671/
Galuec671/
Goeliz671/
Ielick671/
Haulic671/
Gawelleck671/
Gaulix671/
Goelik671/
Ayelec671/
Galiek671/
Aylick670/
Gallig670/
Haylic670/
Aetlig670/

Gaelic Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaelic in the Arabic language
جاليكjalyk-

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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 Gaelic
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