Gelig Surname

134,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gelig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,0961:32,7004,817
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India281:27,395,192354,286
France241:2,767,613196,808
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Macau11:601,6301,582
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gelig (16) may also be a first name.

Gelig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelig (Russian: Гелиг) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,536th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,177,987 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gelig are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,096 people, or 1 in 32,700. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 50 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent live and Bicol, where 7 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Gelig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gelig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelig last name rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gelig are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gelig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelig91168/
Gehlig91114/
Gielig9110/
Gellig912/
Geilig911/
Geslig911/
Elig89454/
Geiligh830/
Selig807,710/
Gilig801,584/
Zelig801,093/
Helig80466/
Gelik80357/
Geleg80321/
Ellig80312/
Ehlig80282/
Elhig80236/
Eligh80129/
Celig8075/
Gelic8049/
Gelix8047/
Eulig8043/
Galig8041/
Golig803/
Gelug803/
Jelig803/
Ealig802/
Eligs801/
Eloig801/
Yelig801/
Elaig801/
Eligg800/
Gueligue7727/
Gaeleigh773/
Geligova771/
Heilig738,476/
Seelig736,453/
Gillig732,001/
Eligue73252/
Gelikh73159/
Hellig73145/
Elhaig73123/
Yellig73116/
Gelijk7359/
Zeilig7357/
Jellig7353/
Gelike7353/
Zeelig7350/
Gaelic7345/
Seylig7339/
Seligh7337/
Getlik7336/
Zeligs7333/
Chelig7324/
Gelick7321/
Gielik7319/
Gelics7317/
Sielig7311/
Sehlig7310/
Esligh7310/
Geylik738/
Ngeleg738/
Ngilig737/
Gelisk736/
Esligk734/
Hielig733/
Ceelig733/
Heligh733/
Gelleg733/
Elliog732/
Heluig732/
Gheleg732/
Gelegs732/
Gielic732/
Geyleg732/
Ghelic732/
Geelik732/
Heleig731/
Helgig731/
Geslik731/
Golaig731/
Gohlig731/
Zielig731/
Seligg731/
Sealig731/
Gelgic731/
Gelijc731/
Goelik731/
Göhlig731/
Elligs731/
Elaigh731/
Seilig730/
Hetlig730/
Hehlig730/
Gallig730/
Selieg730/
Elik677,861/
Elic671,139/
Ilig67730/
Elix67588/
Chellig67286/
Geliske6739/
Gaelick6733/
Heiligh6727/
Eleg6727/
Esligue6727/
Heillig6724/
Geleick6714/
Gelicke6712/
Ghaligh6710/
Gehlike677/
Elligue677/
Ylig675/
Gellick674/
Eliq674/
Gieslik674/
Elliogg673/
Goelick672/
Kheligh672/
Heilieg671/
Guelick671/
Sieluig671/
Ngelegh671/
Eluigue671/
Yeligue671/
Gelique671/
Ngelekg671/
Jlig671/
Gilligh670/
Seleigh670/
Gielick670/
Yoellig670/
Hellieg670/

Gelig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelig in the Russian language
Гелигgelig-

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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 Gelig
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