Gelin Surname
Approximately 16,496 people bear this surname
Gelin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 9,559 | 1:1,118 | 170 |
| France | 3,713 | 1:17,889 | 1,978 |
| United States | 1,218 | 1:297,585 | 27,515 |
| Sweden | 395 | 1:24,928 | 2,027 |
| Turkey | 353 | 1:220,457 | 15,785 |
| Philippines | 223 | 1:453,983 | 55,455 |
| Switzerland | 160 | 1:51,331 | 6,758 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Brazil | 110 | 1:1,946,130 | 62,141 |
| Malaysia | 91 | 1:324,112 | 17,512 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Russia | 49 | 1:2,941,287 | 160,625 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Bulgaria | 38 | 1:183,655 | 10,199 |
| Belarus | 38 | 1:250,028 | 29,656 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Gélin (23) & Gelín (1) are calculated separately.
Gelin (2,412) may also be a first name.
Gelin Demographics
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Gelin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelin (Georgian: გელინ, Marathi: गेलीन, Russian: Гелин) occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Gélin or Gelín. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,293rd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 441,777 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gelin live; 58 percent live in Caribbean and 58 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Gelin is also the 151,057th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 2,412 people.
The last name Gelin is most numerous in Haiti, where it is carried by 9,559 people, or 1 in 1,118. In Haiti it is most common in: Ouest, where 48 percent live, Centre, where 12 percent live and Sud, where 11 percent live. Aside from Haiti it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Gelin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gelin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelin surname increased 20,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gelin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gelin surname are 22.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gelin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning 318,574 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $44,546 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelin in the Georgian language | ||
| გელინ | gelin | - |
| Gelin in the Marathi language | ||
| गेलीन | gelina | - |
| Gelin in the Russian language | ||
| Гелин | gelin | - |
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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 Gelin
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