Gelagaev Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gelagaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelagaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gelagaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelagaev (Russian: Гелагаев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gelagaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelagaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelagaev is the 1,497,948th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gelagaev are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in North Caucasus.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,211,118. In Russia Gelagaev is most common in: Chechen Republic, where 79 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Astrakhan Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelogaev8853/
Galagaev8819/
Gelegaev8814/
Golagav801/
Guilagaiev781/
Illagaev751/
Chelogaev7122/
Gelegov6713/
Golegav6711/
Galagov671/
Ylagoev671/
Gelogov671/
Ilyagoyev5951/
Iliagouev594/
Galegov5315/
Golegov535/
Gologov531/
Galegav531/

Gelagaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelagaev in the Russian language
Гелагаевgelagaev-

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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
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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 Gelagaev
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