Ghelis Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,3611:28,3855,156
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Ghelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghelis occurs most in Algeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghelis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,606th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ghelis live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,361 people, or 1 in 28,385. In Algeria Ghelis is most frequent in: Souk Ahras Province, where 95 percent are found, Tébessa Province, where 5 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Moldova, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghellis929/
Gheliss926/
Gelis913,000/
Ghelaish861/
Ghellies861/
Gielis832,100/
Guelis83147/
Gelies83145/
Gelios83136/
Gelish83120/
Gelais83100/
Gelise8347/
Ghilis8342/
Gheles8315/
Gelois839/
Geliss839/
Geylis835/
Gheliz834/
Ngelis833/
Geluis832/
Ghelys831/
Geleis831/
Geelis831/
Gelihs831/
Ghisellis801/
Gelisse7799/
Gielish7776/
Geslois7774/
Ghillis777/
Gelisch775/
Ghelles772/
Ghehliz771/
Guelise771/
Gelijst771/
Gietlis771/
Gieliss770/
Gilis733,049/
Geles73851/
Geliş73762/
Geliz73557/
Geliç73440/
Gelix7347/
Gélis7327/
Gelys7316/
Gylis735/
Gelès732/
Gielisse71142/
Gielisch71107/
Gheilich7144/
Gehlisch7110/
Guilheis712/
Gheliche712/
Geelhuis711/
Gelisová711/
Gailis671,371/
Gelese67346/
Gieles67329/
Gaylis67241/
Ghiles67153/
Gelich67142/
Ngeles6787/
Ngilis6787/
Gelets6770/
Gueles6767/
Guilis6766/
Gilois6761/
Gelesh6756/
Gitlis6755/
Gelesz6738/
Gilies6729/
Gilgis6728/
Gehles6728/
Gueliz6727/
Gilais6725/
Gelges6717/
Geleas6711/
Gélise6710/
Gelice676/
Geleus675/
Gelysh675/
Gilios673/
Geslys671/
Geeles671/
Gilise671/
Geless671/
Gajlis671/
Gileis671/
Gylais671/
Gelhes671/
Geleys671/
Glehis671/
Gislis670/

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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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  • 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 Ghelis
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