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 held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelj? popularity and diffusion
Gelj is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gelj live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 5 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring 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 are found. Not including Croatia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Mongolia, where 20 percent are found.
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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