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Where Does The Last Name Gelen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gelen (Marathi: गॅलेन, Oriya: େଗେଲନ, Russian: Гелен) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Geleń or Gelén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gelen is the 82,615^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,242,760 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gelen reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 157,083^rd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 2,259 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 5,179 people, or 1 in 15,026. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Mongolia, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Gelen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelen last name grew 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelen Last Name Statistics ^demography

Gelen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,737 USD per year.