Gelar Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Gelar Surname User-submission:
It derives from the occupational name for a 'town crier', for which the German word is geller. It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel.
Gelar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 171 | 1:592,036 | 64,746 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Gelar (1,085) may also be a first name.
Gelar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It derives from the occupational name for a 'town crier', for which the German word is geller. It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel.
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Where Does The Last Name Gelar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelar (Arabic: جيلير, Hindi: गेलर, Marathi: गेलर, Oriya: େଗଲାର, Russian: Гелар) is most common in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 950,707th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Gelar is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Gelar live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 242,362nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,085 people.
The last name Gelar is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 592,036. In The Philippines Gelar is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 82 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 7 percent live and Calabarzon, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelar in the Marathi language | ||
| गेलर | gelara | - |
| Gelar in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗଲାର | egalara | 75 |
| େଗଳାର | egalara | 25 |
| Gelar in the Hindi language | ||
| गेलर | gelara | 66.67 |
| गेलार | gelara | 33.33 |
| Gelar in the Russian language | ||
| Гелар | gelar | - |
| Gelar in the Arabic language | ||
| جيلير | jylyr | - |
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