Gelgör Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gelgör Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelgör Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4461:174,48713,272
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

The alternate forms: Gelgor (75) are calculated separately.

Gelgör Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelgör occurs most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Gelgor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelgör? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 662,685th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. The surname Gelgör occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Gelgör are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Gelgör is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 174,487. In Turkey Gelgör is most prevalent in: Sanliurfa Province, where 21 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found and Corum Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Gelgör is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelgor9475/
Gülgör831,124/
Gölgör8362/
Gelgur8311/
Gilgör836/
Gelgar832/
Gelgür831/
Gelgra831/
Gelagar7712/
Gelegar778/
Gelugor772/
Gelegor771/
Geligar771/
Gelgory770/
Gelgore770/
Ilgör73222/
Geligory714/
Geleguor712/
Geligari711/
Gelegori711/
Gellegar710/
Yılgör67432/
Gelker67124/
Gilgur6750/
Gilgar6737/
Gilgor6736/
Gelacr673/
Yilgör673/
Gellagher671/
Gellegher670/
Elgheur6212/
Zlgaer502/

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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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  • 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 Gelgör
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