Gelkin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Finland

Gelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gelkin (63) may also be a first name.

Gelkin Last Name Facts

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

Gelkin (Russian: Гелькин) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelkin is the 6,063,924th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Gelkin live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. Gelkin is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 63 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most numerous in: Dorset, where 71 percent are found, Devon, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 14 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Finland, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelkina9214/
Elkin9115,945/
Glkin9114/
Gehlkien860/
Elkina838,745/
Selkin83445/
Zelkin83305/
Yelkin83257/
Elkink83187/
Gilkin83124/
Helkin83104/
Jelkin8381/
Glekin8336/
El'kin836/
Gelkén834/
Elkinn834/
Glkina833/
Gelken833/
Gelcin832/
Elckin831/
Elkisn831/
Eslkin831/
Glckin831/
Ellkin831/
Celkin831/
Ielkin831/
Gülkin831/
Ealkin830/
Elkn801/
Glkn801/
Gehlken77422/
Yelkina7750/
Zelkina7741/
Eilkina7728/
Jelkina7726/
Glekina7717/
Iglikin7713/
Gilkina7710/
Zhelkin776/
Gillkin776/
Esilkin774/
Saelkin772/
Yel'kin772/
Zaelkin772/
Gelchin772/
Ielkina772/
El'kina771/
Gylkina771/
Geilken771/
Elkinne771/
Elgkint771/
Gleckin770/
Gielken770/
Ilkin731,637/
Elkyn731,091/
Elken73650/
Elcin73165/
Elkün7392/
Elkng739/
Slkin733/
Jelkn731/
Zlkin731/
Gehlcken7113/
Zhelkina715/
Elkinova714/
Jyelkina711/
Želkienė711/
Healkinn710/
Silkin675,921/
Yelken674,445/
Yolkin673,442/
Elkyna671,251/
Ilkina67622/
Yilkin67611/
Elchin67533/
Elkeng67366/
Selken67280/
Jelken67266/
Eilken67133/
Hilkin67120/
Gülken6795/
Helken6786/
Jilkin6758/
Selkyn6741/
Ehlken6732/
Zelken6727/
Gilken6720/
Jelcin6718/
Gleken6717/
Zilkin6716/
Elkynd6715/
Zelkyn6712/
Iolkin679/
Zylkin679/
Gilcin678/
Helkyn678/
Elquin676/
Elhkim675/
Elkhne674/
Helkinova673/
Ilking672/
Jelkne672/
Slekin671/
Cilkin671/
Glkenn671/
Shlkin671/
Elhcin671/
Žilkin671/
Yelcin671/
Gülkün671/
Gleckn671/
Slkind670/
Gylken670/

Gelkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelkin in the Russian language
Гелькинgelkin-

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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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  • 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 Gelkin
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