Gelenov Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkmenistan
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Gelenov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelenov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Gelenov Last Name Facts

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

Gelenov (Russian: Геленов) is most common in Turkmenistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gelenov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelenov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Gelenov live; 57 percent live in Central Asia and 57 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Turkmenistan, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 148,354. Excluding Turkmenistan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and Bulgaria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gelenov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelenov in the Russian language
Геленовgelenov-

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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
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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 Gelenov
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