Gelev Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3911:17,8491,677
North Macedonia731:28,7873,560
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Serbia411:174,26711,295
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gelev (97) may also be a first name.

Gelev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelev (Russian: Гелев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 548,408th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gelev live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 97 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 17,849. In Bulgaria Gelev is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 52 percent reside, Sofia Province, where 16 percent reside and Kyustendil Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Gelev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

Gelev earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleva91653/
Gelaev91525/
Geliev9193/
Geleev919/
Ghelev917/
Geloev916/
Guelev912/
Gellev911/
Gelevs911/
Elev89130/
Gelyaev8367/
Gelhaev831/
Gelleva831/
Getlhev831/
Golev804,029/
Gilev803,491/
Galev80983/
Eleev80370/
Eleva80313/
Jelev80312/
Gelov80283/
Gelep80267/
Eliev80216/
Zelev80193/
Gelav80147/
Eylev8030/
Celev8029/
Selev8017/
Ejlev8011/
Želev808/
Geleb808/
Eslev807/
Yelev803/
Gylev802/
Helev802/
Gelew802/
Eleuv801/
Ehlev801/
Galiev7338,692/
Galeev7314,276/
Zhelev737,673/
Galaev734,980/
Gileva734,527/
Goloev73555/
Gilaev73505/
Gelova73225/
Jeleva73182/
Golaev73178/
Zeleva73167/
Geleff73126/
Gelyov73121/
Elleva73112/
Seleev73108/
Ilgeev7346/
Goliev7345/
Zeleev7344/
Goleev7335/
Seelev7335/
Gileev7334/
Gielov7333/
Galoev7328/
Gyliev7323/
Seliev7323/
Chelev7319/
Elliev7317/
Giloev7316/
Giliev7314/
Khelev7312/
Seylev7310/
Ghilev739/
Jellev738/
Gitlev737/
Gallev736/
Gheleb736/
Gislev736/
Guilev735/
Gueleb735/
Elgeev734/
Etleev734/
Gylaev734/
Galeiv734/
Gelipe734/
Gilevs734/
Gelepe734/
Yeleva733/
Ieleva733/
Igliev732/
Zeliev732/
Geliov732/
Guelef732/
Zgilev731/
Celeev731/
Jeliev731/
Gellef731/
Gellew731/
Gyleev731/
Gyleva731/
Hellev731/
Dželev731/
Selevf731/
Zselev731/
Geleap731/
Geyleb731/
Ehlevs731/
Gahlev731/
Seilev731/
Heleev731/
Ellevt730/
Zheleva678,024/
Ilev67618/
Galyaev67569/
Ylev67462/
Gilyaev67217/
Elew67115/
Zhgilev67100/
Gaylaev6732/
Eleb6730/
Galliev6728/
Dzhelev6724/
Golloev6722/
Elef6722/
Gylyaev6714/
Zheleev6713/
Cheleva6713/
Golliev6712/
Gaileva6712/
Galleev6710/
Seyleev6710/
Gilleva6710/
Gallaev679/
Seyliev679/
Ghileva679/
Cheleev676/
Chehlev676/
Kheleva675/
Cheliev674/
Ghelleb674/
Gelespe673/
Elevova673/
Zehelev673/
Galiaev672/
Geleffe672/
Gelleff671/
Cheslev671/
Geylova671/
Gilgeev671/
Gilhaev671/
Zeyliev671/
Ghellew671/
Zheliev671/
Élev671/
Gyliaev671/
Ghaeliv671/
Yelliev671/
Sealeav671/
Sehleev671/
Selheev671/
Hehelev671/
Hyhelev671/
Gelispe670/

Gelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelev in the Russian language
Гелевgelev-

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Footnotes

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