Gelme Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Gelme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 64 | 1:1,215,960 | 51,402 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gelme (45) may also be a first name.
Gelme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelme (Russian: Гельме) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gelme.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelme? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelme is the 1,447,279th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 31 percent of Gelme are found; 29 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 1,215,960. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 42 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 25 percent reside and Kirklareli Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelme in the Russian language | ||
| Гельме | gelme | - |
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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 Gelme
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