Gelj Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gelj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
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 is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gelj.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gelj reside; 60 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Gelj is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent live and Mongolia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelaj | 89 | 108 | / |
| Geloj | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gelej | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gelij | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elj | 86 | 592 | / |
| Glj | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gielej | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gellej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guelaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghelej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghelij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gejlaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gele | 75 | 11,803 | / |
| Gela | 75 | 7,977 | / |
| Geli | 75 | 6,109 | / |
| Gely | 75 | 3,214 | / |
| Elaj | 75 | 413 | / |
| Eulj | 75 | 170 | / |
| Želj | 75 | 100 | / |
| Galj | 75 | 42 | / |
| Selj | 75 | 33 | / |
| Helj | 75 | 30 | / |
| Golj | 75 | 29 | / |
| Gelé | 75 | 27 | / |
| Gelc | 75 | 25 | / |
| Elhj | 75 | 24 | / |
| Elje | 75 | 18 | / |
| Elij | 75 | 18 | / |
| Glej | 75 | 16 | / |
| Zelj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Eluj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Elej | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eloj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eljs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eljt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cglj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gljz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gllj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghlj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gelijst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhaj | 67 | 96,116 | / |
| Gelle | 67 | 20,268 | / |
| Ngele | 67 | 13,395 | / |
| Gelli | 67 | 7,766 | / |
| Geele | 67 | 7,254 | / |
| Gueli | 67 | 5,825 | / |
| Gelis | 67 | 3,000 | / |
| Gelly | 67 | 2,760 | / |
| Gehle | 67 | 2,753 | / |
| Celej | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Geley | 67 | 1,490 | / |
| Gilje | 67 | 1,440 | / |
| Eilaj | 67 | 1,231 | / |
| Gelio | 67 | 1,153 | / |
| Ngeli | 67 | 1,152 | / |
| Gelez | 67 | 1,067 | / |
| Guele | 67 | 1,015 | / |
| Gelay | 67 | 869 | / |
| Geles | 67 | 851 | / |
| Geliş | 67 | 762 | / |
| Geler | 67 | 748 | / |
| Guely | 67 | 740 | / |
| Celaj | 67 | 736 | / |
| Geile | 67 | 620 | / |
| Gelei | 67 | 606 | / |
| Geliz | 67 | 557 | / |
| Geleç | 67 | 547 | / |
| Geliç | 67 | 440 | / |
| Gelit | 67 | 421 | / |
| Ghele | 67 | 398 | / |
| Giele | 67 | 379 | / |
| Gilaj | 67 | 308 | / |
| Geleh | 67 | 290 | / |
| Gelya | 67 | 272 | / |
| Gelep | 67 | 267 | / |
| Gelia | 67 | 260 | / |
| Gelet | 67 | 247 | / |
| Gelai | 67 | 235 | / |
| Gelie | 67 | 227 | / |
| Gelgi | 67 | 216 | / |
| Gelee | 67 | 194 | / |
| Giela | 67 | 193 | / |
| Gheli | 67 | 181 | / |
| Gelip | 67 | 158 | / |
| Zelaj | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gehly | 67 | 129 | / |
| Geela | 67 | 125 | / |
| Geloa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Gaeli | 67 | 108 | / |
| Giely | 67 | 105 | / |
| Geyle | 67 | 92 | / |
| Selij | 67 | 67 | / |
| Goeli | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gaele | 67 | 62 | / |
| Elaja | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gelea | 67 | 50 | / |
| Galij | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gellé | 67 | 49 | / |
| Helje | 67 | 48 | / |
| Goele | 67 | 47 | / |
| Geliy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gelid | 67 | 43 | / |
| Yelaj | 67 | 40 | / |
| Égely | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gelih | 67 | 38 | / |
| Getle | 67 | 33 | / |
| Celij | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gelch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ghely | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gesli | 67 | 21 | / |
| Geely | 67 | 19 | / |
| Geloi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gledj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gleje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Égeli | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elijh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Geeli | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gylje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Giloj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Želje | 67 | 13 | / |
| Geyli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eliaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gelhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gesle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elhøj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gehli | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seljh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kgela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gelhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eslij | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gelaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Getli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geili | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elije | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khelj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hellj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gelui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Helaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geily | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elhej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elaaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geled | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gielc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Golij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gilij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geluy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelès | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geleu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elloj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjlhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ègelé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Želej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geléa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guelé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghelé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eljch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eelaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgilj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glhjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelej | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gelj
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