Gelekas Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gelekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gelekas (16) may also be a first name.

Gelekas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelekas is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelekas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gelekas live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Gelekas is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The last name Gelekas is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,215,958. In Greece it is most common in: Central Macedonia, where 80 percent live and Central Greece, where 20 percent live. Not including Greece Gelekas occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elekas923/
Gelikas865/
Gilekas865/
Yelekas861/
Selekas861/
Zelekash8012,717/
Galeckas80192/
Galegkas8017/
Jelekhas801/
Guilekas801/
Gailekas801/
Zeleckas801/
Eljkas771/
Elikas771/
Zelekashe7516/
Selekhash7513/
Zelekeash751/
Galakas71188/
Selekos71112/
Galikas7141/
Golikas7112/
Elescas719/
Elikkas712/
Ellikas712/
Ailekas712/
Zelikas711/
Eliceas711/
Ellescas6773/
Zelegkos6734/
Gallikas6730/
Galokash6719/
Galickas6718/
Selickas678/
Galhakas674/
Zelekach674/
Ghalikas671/
Golecasz671/
Gilakaus671/
Gailakas671/
Galackas671/
Seluikas671/
Yellecas671/

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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 Gelekas
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