Gelek Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Gelek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India741:10,365,748197,751
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
China81:170,915,1968,932
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gelek (155) may also be a first name.

Gelek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelek (Hindi: गेलेक, Russian: Гелек, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelek is the 1,447,279th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Gelek occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Gelek are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gelek is also the 738,219th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 155 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 43 percent reside, Sikkim, where 22 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Gelek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gelek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 47.02% less than the national average, earning $22,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.11% less than the national average, earning $37,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleke9135/
Geleuk9132/
Geylek9132/
Geleek9110/
Gielek916/
Geleck915/
Gellek915/
Ngelek915/
Geelek913/
Geleks911/
Guelek911/
Ghelek911/
Getlek911/
Elek8911,258/
Geleske8341/
Gelecke8315/
Geleick8314/
Ngelekg831/
Kgeleke831/
Selek808,358/
Zelek805,362/
Eleke804,844/
Galek801,554/
Yelek801,222/
Eslek801,021/
Ellek80922/
Eleck80750/
Golek80409/
Gelik80357/
Geleg80321/
Celek80217/
Gölek80173/
Gilek80168/
Helek80148/
Gelec8070/
Jelek8064/
Eylek8039/
Eilek8027/
Gelyk807/
Elekh806/
Gelex804/
Żelek804/
Glejk801/
Gjlek801/
Elhek801/
Eulek801/
Eliek801/
Geleekeh775/
Ngieleck771/
Zeleke73136,481/
Gielec73436/
Selekh73303/
Hejlek73285/
Zeylek73240/
Gollek73193/
Gelikh73159/
Seleck73152/
Heilek73141/
Elhesk73122/
Heylek7364/
Gelijk7359/
Gelike7353/
Zielek7352/
Gillek7339/
Rzelek7337/
Getlik7336/
Gileck7333/
Elleck7331/
Gallek7330/
Ghalek7328/
Guelec7321/
Gelick7321/
Eleike7321/
Zeleck7321/
Seelek7321/
Gielik7319/
Getlík7317/
Galekh7316/
Zeleks7315/
Esleck7314/
Galeck7314/
Sealek7313/
Gailek7312/
Yeleck7311/
Geylik738/
Ngeleg738/
Eileck738/
Ngelec738/
Gelykh737/
Elekhe737/
Helekh737/
Golekh736/
Yeleke736/
Elleke736/
Gaylek736/
Eleake736/
Gelisk736/
Ngilek736/
Jeleke734/
Elheak734/
Seleik733/
Heleck733/
Gelleg733/
Eeleke733/
Hellek732/
Gheleg732/
Gelegs732/
Geyleg732/
Guilek732/
Geelik732/
Jeliek731/
Heleke731/
Ealiek731/
Geslik731/
Goleak731/
Elleik731/
Eleeke731/
Goleck731/
Zeliek731/
Goelik731/
Eileke731/
Elekss731/
Ellesk731/
Ealeke731/
Galiek731/
Sehlek731/
Seulek731/
Zeilek731/
Elecke731/
Ieleck731/
Eleuck730/
Galeak730/
Elletk730/
Gelekhova711/
Elik677,861/
Elec671,059/
Ilek67779/
Eleková67222/
Elyk67161/
Gelkova67107/
Elekova67105/
Elex6788/
Galleck6751/
Helleck6748/
Geliske6739/
Zheleuk6737/
Gaelick6733/
Eleg6727/
Heleske6722/
Golleck6718/
Zieleck6717/
Zeleske6715/
Gelicke6712/
Zieleke6712/
Hesleck6711/
Zhelesk679/
Goleykh678/
Zhelekh677/
Gehlike677/
Seileck674/
Gellick674/
Gieslik674/
Gilesck672/
Gileske672/
Goelick672/
Dzielek672/
Ylek672/
Djeleck672/
Djeleke672/
Hellekh672/
Heleksh671/
Hjeleik671/
Elheick671/
Guelick671/
Geljske671/
Seleukh671/
Elekowa671/
Ngelegh671/
Zeileck671/
Heuleck671/
Jelleck671/
Helliek671/
Ngeleac671/
Gelique671/
Gellyck671/
Ghollek671/
Elek'he671/
Elheshk671/
Ijeleke671/
Zelekch671/
Seeleak671/
Jlek671/
Gilleck670/
Sieleck670/
Eilheck670/
Gielick670/
Sehleck670/

Gelek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelek in the Hindi language
गेलेकgeleka-
Gelek in the Tibetan language
དགེ་ལེགས།gelek66.67
དགེ་ལེགས་gelek33.33
Gelek in the Russian language
Гелекgelek-

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