Gaelic Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Gaelic Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 surname Gaelic (Arabic: جاليك) occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaelic? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Gaelic reside; 78 percent reside in Australasia and 78 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Gaelic is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 133,186. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 47 percent live, Northland Region, where 35 percent live and Wellington Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand Gaelic exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaelic Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaelic in the Arabic language | ||
| جاليك | jalyk | - |
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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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