Gelung Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gelung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Gelung (66) may also be a first name.

Gelung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelung (Russian: Гелунг, Tibetan: དགེ་ལུང།) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Gelung reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gelung is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 66 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,453,288. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Kalimantan, where 52 percent reside, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 43 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelung92112/
Gellung9224/
Geluing9210/
Ghelung924/
Elung91170/
Gelun9131/
Nggelung861/
Galung832,252/
Golung83449/
Ellung83357/
Gelong83234/
Selung83209/
Gilung83121/
Eloung8349/
Jelung8332/
Helung8311/
Yelung833/
Gelund831/
Geluun831/
Ejlung831/
Elungt831/
Eluing831/
Geelun830/
Guelungue801/
Jeluing77140/
Gillung77122/
Gelugne7770/
Gallung7737/
Gelahun7731/
Hgalung7720/
Gollung7715/
Øgelund7711/
Jeliung7711/
Chelung7710/
Ngeluun779/
Galoung777/
Gielgun776/
Gelhing775/
Jelaung774/
Hellung773/
Heilung773/
Ellungp773/
Gelutin773/
Ijelung772/
Geloune772/
Jehlung772/
Sealung772/
Ealiung771/
Gilaung771/
Yehlung771/
Elungue771/
Seelung771/
Sehlung770/
Helyung770/
Heulung770/
Geslund770/
Elong736,225/
Ilung73639/
Gelon73308/
Gilun73118/
Selun73117/
Jelun7367/
Gelum7337/
Zelun7311/
Ylung732/
Celun732/
Gylun731/
Jlung731/
Gelunova71105/
Gilliung71100/
Iheilung7165/
Eloungue7126/
Guiloung7112/
Høgelund716/
Seelaung716/
Seeleung715/
Ngoylung714/
Gittlung711/
Gheloune711/
Zeeloung711/
Jeluinhg711/
Geeslund710/
Gelhausen67980/
Ellong67731/
Geloen67409/
Gilong67285/
Gilgun67165/
Helong6773/
Cilung6759/
Selunk6752/
Geelon6743/
Gehlon6740/
Jelong6740/
Gilyun6732/
Silung6732/
Iloung6731/
Gaylun6730/
Gajlun6730/
Zhelun6728/
Gueloutin6718/
Illung6718/
Gailun6715/
Galunc6714/
Jilung6714/
Jelund6713/
Ghelyn6712/
Seelun6711/
Gylund679/
Jeloun678/
Zelong678/
Yelong677/
Seylun677/
Geloum677/
Seilun676/
Hilung675/
Gehlausen675/
Gelhon675/
Gielon675/
Gelium675/
Yilung674/
Zeluun674/
Giliun674/
Jeliun673/
Yolung673/
Eilong672/
Geylon671/
Ilungh671/
Giluin671/
Selaun671/
Elunke671/
Ilungs671/
Eelong671/
Ghehloune671/
Seliun671/
Ailung671/
Jeluin671/
Ielong671/
Gilunn670/
Zelund670/
Gelhousen670/

Gelung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelung in the Tibetan language
དགེ་ལུང།gélung-
Gelung in the Russian language
Гелунгgelung-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelung
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