Gelijns Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gelijns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelijns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Gelijns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelijns occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelijns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gelijns reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gelijns is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 444,399. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 47 percent live, South Holland, where 37 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleijns93260/
Gelijnse932/
Gelins927/
Geleijnse88534/
Getlins8626/
Gellins8617/
Gilijns863/
Geilins862/
Geelins861/
Guelins861/
Elins83112/
Gillijns80163/
Gelens77700/
Ellins77402/
Galins77176/
Eliens77174/
Celins77137/
Eliëns7733/
Selins7733/
Golins7722/
Zelins7718/
Eglins7717/
Jelins7715/
Elinsh774/
Elinse774/
Helins773/
Gilins772/
Eulins771/
Iglins771/
Ilijns771/
Elions771/
Eilins771/
Elhins770/
Elgins770/
Elns731/
Gielens71901/
Gillins71743/
Gollins71301/
Gellens71254/
Geleyns71192/
Gaelens71144/
Goelens7181/
Gallins7169/
Jellins7135/
Zielins7130/
Egliens7116/
Zeilins7113/
Galinsh7112/
Gitlins717/
Hellins715/
Geylens712/
Geelens712/
Gelainz711/
Guilins711/
Chelins711/
Gailins711/
Golihns711/
Guelens711/
Gehlens711/
Healins711/
Helgins710/
Gilgins710/
Scelins710/
Yelhins710/
Ellgins710/
Elinç67878/
Elens67322/
Geleynse67309/
Gillions67227/
Ghielens67110/
Elnæs6795/
Glens6751/
Gheleyns6735/
Ilins6725/
Helns679/
Elims675/
Elinsova673/
Golns673/
Jelesins673/
Zeitlins671/
Elyns671/
Seallins670/
Jellions670/
Seuliens670/
Elnse670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelijns
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