Geleg Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Geleg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | 297 | 1:9,513 | 1,392 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 1:205,346 | 1,091 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Geleg (47) may also be a first name.
Geleg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geleg (Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is borne by more people in Mongolia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Geleg.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geleg is the 851,613th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. Geleg is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Geleg reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Mongolo-Asia. Geleg is also the 1,467,136th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Mongolia, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 9,513. Without taking into account Mongolia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geleg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geleg in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 50 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 50 |
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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 Geleg
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