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

The last name Gelay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Russian: Гелай, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས་) is most common in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gelay click here.

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

This surname is the 403,615^th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. The last name Gelay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Gelay reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gelay is also the 226,170^th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,224 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 261,597. In The Philippines Gelay is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 43 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 28 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Gelay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gelay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gelay last name increased 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Belarus.

Gelay earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year.