Gelj Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Gelj (5) may also be a first name.

Gelj Last Name Facts

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

Gelj occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gelj live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Gelj is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 5 people.

This last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia Gelj is primarily found in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent live and Mongolia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelaj89108/
Geloj894/
Gelej892/
Gelij891/
Elj86592/
Glj868/
Gielej804/
Gellej801/
Guelaj801/
Ghelej801/
Ghelij801/
Gejlaj801/
Gele7511,803/
Gela757,977/
Geli756,109/
Gely753,214/
Elaj75413/
Eulj75170/
Želj75100/
Galj7542/
Selj7533/
Helj7530/
Golj7529/
Gelé7527/
Gelc7525/
Elhj7524/
Elje7518/
Elij7518/
Glej7516/
Zelj7510/
Eluj754/
Elej753/
Eloj751/
Eljs751/
Eljt751/
Cglj751/
Gljz751/
Gllj751/
Ghlj751/
Gelijst731/
Elhaj6796,116/
Gelle6720,268/
Ngele6713,395/
Gelli677,766/
Geele677,254/
Gueli675,825/
Gelis673,000/
Gelly672,760/
Gehle672,753/
Celej672,029/
Geley671,490/
Gilje671,440/
Eilaj671,231/
Gelio671,153/
Ngeli671,152/
Gelez671,067/
Guele671,015/
Gelay67869/
Geles67851/
Geliş67762/
Geler67748/
Guely67740/
Celaj67736/
Geile67620/
Gelei67606/
Geliz67557/
Geleç67547/
Geliç67440/
Gelit67421/
Ghele67398/
Giele67379/
Gilaj67308/
Geleh67290/
Gelya67272/
Gelep67267/
Gelia67260/
Gelet67247/
Gelai67235/
Gelie67227/
Gelgi67216/
Gelee67194/
Giela67193/
Gheli67181/
Gelip67158/
Zelaj67157/
Gehly67129/
Geela67125/
Geloa67110/
Gaeli67108/
Giely67105/
Geyle6792/
Selij6767/
Goeli6766/
Gaele6762/
Elaja6762/
Gelea6750/
Galij6749/
Gellé6749/
Helje6748/
Goele6747/
Geliy6745/
Gelid6743/
Yelaj6740/
Égely6740/
Gelih6738/
Getle6733/
Celij6730/
Gelch6727/
Ghely6723/
Gesli6721/
Geely6719/
Geloi6719/
Gledj6719/
Gleje6719/
Égeli6718/
Elijh6717/
Geeli6717/
Gylje6716/
Giloj6716/
Želje6713/
Geyli6712/
Eliaj6711/
Gelhe6710/
Gesle679/
Elhøj679/
Gehli679/
Seljh679/
Kgela678/
Gelhi678/
Eslij677/
Gelaa676/
Getli676/
Geili676/
Elije676/
Khelj676/
Jelaj676/
Hellj676/
Jelje675/
Gelui675/
Helaj674/
Geily674/
Elhej673/
Elaaj673/
Geled673/
Gielc673/
Golij673/
Gilij673/
Geluy672/
Gelès672/
Geleu672/
Helej672/
Eleij672/
Elaij671/
Elloj671/
Elyaj671/
Gelkh671/
Geloy671/
Geyla671/
Ggele671/
Gjlhj671/
Gelge671/
Dgele671/
Hgele671/
Kgele671/
Helij671/
Ngely671/
Zelje671/
Ègelé671/
Želej671/
Yelij671/
Geléa671/
Gelée671/
Guelé671/
Ghelé671/
Eljch671/
Chelj671/
Elahj671/
Ellje671/
Eelaj671/
Cgilj671/
Getly671/
Gelii671/
Glhjh671/
Jelej670/

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