Gelk Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brunei

Gelk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gelk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelk (Hindi: गाेलक) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Gelk is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gelk are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Gelk is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,973,255. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 97 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 1 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent reside. Beside Brazil Gelk exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Gelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelk last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelke89176/
Gelck893/
Gelks892/
Guelk892/
Gelkh891/
Ghelk891/
Gaelk890/
Geilk890/
Elk862,789/
Glk863/
Gehlke8075/
Gielke8062/
Guelke8055/
Guelck805/
Geslck801/
Gielck801/
Selk751,923/
Elke75635/
Helk75270/
Yelk75268/
Jelk75260/
Gilk75247/
Zelk75186/
Elkh75176/
Glek75136/
Celk7566/
Gülk7539/
Gelc7525/
Eilk7517/
Elck7510/
Glck754/
Gelq753/
Ealk752/
Ielk751/
Elkz751/
Gölk751/
Qglk751/
Elkq751/
Gelx751/
Glkk751/
Gllk751/
Glqk751/
Gelg750/
Gelkova73107/
Guehlck731/
Guehlke731/
Gilks671,618/
Zelke671,369/
Helke67773/
Selck67535/
Selkh67520/
Gilke67480/
Gülck67359/
Helck67325/
Jelke67242/
Zelck67224/
Yelke67177/
Gülke6794/
Eilks6771/
Ellks6761/
Seelk6758/
Eylek6739/
Helks6732/
Zielk6728/
Eilek6727/
Gölke6726/
Gielg6726/
Sielk6724/
Gilck6722/
Elcke6722/
Zoelk6720/
Guilk6720/
Eelke6714/
Gleck6711/
Celık6710/
Jelkh678/
Gelgg678/
Gaylk677/
Elhke676/
Ellke675/
Gleke674/
Gielc673/
Gühlk673/
Eglik672/
Guehlcke672/
Celck671/
Ellkx671/
Guelc671/
Zuelk671/
Yelks671/
Yellk671/
Sellk671/
Eilke671/
Ielck671/
Ielke671/
Nglek671/
Glekk671/
Gleks671/
Gojlk671/
Hglhk671/
Ngllk671/
Ealkx671/
Ejlkx671/
Zeulk670/
Ielks670/
Ealke670/
Elkhe670/
Soelk670/
Goelg670/
Healk670/
Jealk670/

Gelk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelk in the Hindi language
गाेलकgaelaka-

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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 Gelk
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