Gelkova Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Gelkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 82 | 1:85,109 | 5,261 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Gelkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelkova (Russian: Гелькова) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gelkova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelkova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,775,494th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Gelkova is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gelkova live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 85,109. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 60 percent are found, Sofia Province, where 28 percent are found and Shumen Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelkova in the Russian language | ||
| Гелькова | gelkova | - |
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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 Gelkova
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