Geleyns Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Geleyns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Geleyns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleyns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geleyns is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Geleyns click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleyns? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,218,745th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Geleyns occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Geleyns reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 82,119. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Belgium Geleyns occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geleynse | 93 | 309 | / |
| Gheleyns | 93 | 35 | / |
| Geleijns | 80 | 260 | / |
| Geilgens | 80 | 21 | / |
| Eliens | 77 | 174 | / |
| Elhens | 77 | 9 | / |
| Geleijnse | 75 | 534 | / |
| Gelijns | 71 | 53 | / |
| Elisens | 71 | 11 | / |
| Elehens | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gelians | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elayans | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gitlens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elayins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eileens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galyans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selhens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elhensh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gellans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gielians | 67 | 87 | / |
| Elans | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jelesins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jehleins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilleans | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Geleyns
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