Gelecek Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gelecek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelecek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey601:1,297,02453,536
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Gelecek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelecek is most common in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gelecek.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelecek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Gelecek is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Gelecek are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,297,024. In Turkey Gelecek is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent live, Balikesir Province, where 17 percent live and Mugla Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelcek9222/
Jelecek8620/
Gelekek866/
Helecek861/
Elcek834/
Gileczek8022/
Heleczek801/
Elicek7773/
Gelcik7748/
Elecik7727/
Elseek779/
Elchek773/
Elzeck771/
Eljeck771/
Elecheikh751/
Jeleček7197/
Elychek7131/
Gelsick7129/
Elschek7126/
Silecek719/
Elcheck718/
Cilecek717/
Gelesic716/
Selesek716/
Jilecek715/
Celicek715/
Elsheck714/
Selecik714/
Elichek713/
Jelezek711/
Elsheek711/
Ellzeek711/
Elchekh711/
Ellicek711/
Elesick710/
Elsheekh67754/
Elçek67179/
Elcik67109/
Elsek6744/
Jeliczek6725/
Jillecek6714/
Gelekeqe6711/
Elzek6711/
Elesieke677/
Yelichek677/
Elechike674/
Jelichek674/
Gelesics672/
Ilcek671/
Gielezyk671/
Jeleceic671/
Glejczyk671/
Zelezeck671/
Elcyk671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gelecek
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