Gelek Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Gelek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gelek (155) may also be a first name.
Gelek Demographics
Average Gelek Salary in
United States
$22,860 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gelek is the 1,447,279th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Gelek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Gelek reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gelek is also the 738,219th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 155 people.
The last name Gelek is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India Gelek is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 43 percent live, Sikkim, where 22 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.
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
Gelek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelek in the Hindi language | ||
| गेलेक | geleka | - |
| Gelek in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 66.67 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 33.33 |
| Gelek in the Russian language | ||
| Гелек | gelek | - |
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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 Gelek
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