Gelins Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gelins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gelins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelins occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelins? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gelins are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname Gelins is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia it is most common in: Semigallia, where 50 percent are found, Latgale, where 25 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Latvia Gelins occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gelins
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