Gelgyn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gelgyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelgyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gelgyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelgyn occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelgyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gelgyn is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gelgyn live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

Gelgyn is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 45 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 27 percent reside and Suffolk, where 27 percent reside. Other than England Gelgyn is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgyn914/
Gelgen8383/
Gelgin8352/
Gelgün8327/
Elgn80427/
Glgn801/
Gielgen7736/
Guelgin770/
Gelghen770/
Elgin737,755/
Elgün733,658/
Elgen732,675/
Elgén737/
Elgnh734/
Elgne731/
Ielgn731/
Elghn730/
Gülgün671,880/
Helgen67527/
Yelgin67238/
Yelgen67193/
Gelden67168/
Elguin6773/
Geldin6766/
Elgaen6755/
Gilgin6753/
Selgin6750/
Elgåen6734/
Gülgin6723/
Gölgön6719/
Selgen6713/
Celgin6712/
Elgenk6711/
Elgeen6711/
Helgén6711/
Zelgin679/
Elgien674/
Ellgin673/
Gilgne672/
Jelgin672/
Elguen672/
Elgøen672/
Glegin671/
Gelenggen671/
Elengn671/
Elging671/
Yelgün671/
Hglgin671/
Helgin670/
Eulgin670/

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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 Gelgyn
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