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

Gelvikh (Georgian: გელვიხ, Russian: Гельвих) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvikh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

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

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 291,747. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Altai Krai, where 14 percent are found, Kursk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent are found.

Gelvikh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gelvikh surname are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the political party.