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Where Does The Last Name Gekalo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gekalo (Georgian: გეკალო, Russian: Гекало) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekalo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,281,391^st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gekalo live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 852,799. In Russia Gekalo is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 54 percent are found, Leningrad Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Russia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Gekalo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gekalo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.