Gelashvili Surname

32,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Gelashvili Surname User-submission:

Gelashvili is a Georgian surname, denoting a descendant of Gela (uncertain meaning, possibly 'wolf', from Georgian mgeli).

Gelashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia14,6871:2553
Russia7251:198,79021,916
Abkhazia4561:53392
Greece1121:98,92716,639
South Ossetia971:551112
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Israel221:388,98331,283
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Armenia141:209,2995,614
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Gelashvili Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gelashvili is a Georgian surname, denoting a descendant of Gela (uncertain meaning, possibly 'wolf', from Georgian mgeli).

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Gelashvili Last Name Facts

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

Gelashvili (Georgian: გელაშვილი, Russian: Гелашвили) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelashvili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,603rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 446,541 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gelashvili are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Georgia, where it is held by 14,687 people, or 1 in 255. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Tbilisi, where 28 percent live, Shida Kartli, where 24 percent live and Samtskhe-Javakheti, where 14 percent live. Beside Georgia this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent live and Abkhazia, where 3 percent live.

Gelashvili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia, Orthodox (98%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gelashvili surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

Gelashvili earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.27% less than the national average, earning $28,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gelashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelashvili in the Georgian language
გელაშვილიgelashvili-
Gelashvili in the Russian language
Гелашвилиgelasvili-

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