Gelvikh Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gelvikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelvikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4941:291,74730,058
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gelvikh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelvikh (Georgian: გელვიხ, Russian: Гельвих) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvikh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelvikh is the 562,135th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gelvikh reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gelvikh is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 291,747. In Russia it is primarily found in: Altai Krai, where 14 percent live, Kursk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 8 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Gelvikh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States Gelvikh are 18.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.71% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvikh9218/
Gelvik921/
Gelvich8665/
Golvikh8619/
Gelvick8611/
Elveikh861/
Elvik83494/
Gelvicks800/
Selvik77664/
Helvik77395/
Jelvik7766/
Gelvig7761/
Elvick7761/
Gylvik7723/
Elvykh7715/
Galvik779/
Elvich777/
Gelvic771/
Elvike771/
Gelvix771/
Gilvik771/
Golvik771/
Elviks771/
Hjelvik71407/
Selvich71208/
Hellvik71111/
Helvick7199/
Glevich7172/
Selvick7168/
Helvich7121/
Helvykh7120/
Gollvik7110/
Gilvich717/
Glevick715/
Jellvik714/
Zelvich714/
Gilbikh713/
Elvaigh712/
Gelvics711/
Gilevik711/
Gillvik711/
Gelveck711/
Gilevich671,023/
Elvig67218/
Hetlevik67171/
Hjellvik6789/
Eluik6753/
Ilvik6720/
Elvek672/
Gylevich672/
Hellvick671/
Gyllevik671/
Elvic671/
Gellwich670/

Gelvikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelvikh in the Georgian language
გელვიხgelvikh-
Gelvikh in the Russian language
Гельвихgelvih-

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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 Gelvikh
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