Gelking Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gelking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States341:10,660,557428,392

Gelking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelking occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelking? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Gelking occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gelking are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gelking is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany Gelking is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside.

Gelking Last Name Statistics demography

Gelking earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $47,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elking9212,543/
Selking86203/
Jelking863/
Elkng839/
Seelking8032/
Elkeng77366/
Elkink77187/
Ilking772/
Sleking7141/
Yolking711/
Hilking710/
Silking710/
Hillking674/
Schleking6371/
Schlecking5982/
Yilkinc5748/
Yilching5321/

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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 Gelking
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