Gielke Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gielke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gielke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gielke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gielke occurs most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gielke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gielke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Gielke is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gielke live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Gielke is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Thuringia, where 15 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilke91480/
Gelke91176/
Gilkey834,733/
Gilkie83125/
Gehlke8375/
Guelke8355/
Gielka8320/
Goelke8319/
Gelkie8316/
Gelhke834/
Gelkey831/
Gelkeh831/
Gielck831/
Guilke830/
Gilk80247/
Gelk8075/
Guelker77578/
Guilkey77319/
Gehlker7788/
Goehlke7742/
Gillkey774/
Gelkehe771/
Guehlke771/
Gillkes771/
Gilkeys771/
Guilker770/
Gillkie770/
Gilkeey770/
Gilkgey770/
Guilkes770/
Gilks731,618/
Gilka73659/
Gülke7394/
Gölke7326/
Gielg7326/
Gilck7322/
Gelky7321/
Guilk7320/
Gylke7319/
Gelka7318/
Gilky737/
Gilki736/
Gleke734/
Gelck733/
Gelce733/
Gelki733/
Gielc733/
Gelks732/
Guelk732/
Gelkh731/
Ghelk731/
Gaelk730/
Gillåker715/
Guehlcke712/
Gheelkeh711/
Gülker67639/
Gühlke67120/
Gülkeç6763/
Gölker6753/
Gilkay6746/
Göhlke6724/
Ngleke6718/
Glekeh6717/
Gelkai676/
Guelck675/
Guilky675/
Guilki673/
Glk673/
Gelche672/
Gilkuy672/
Giełka672/
Gilkoy671/
Gilhki671/
Glekei671/
Geelce671/
Gilkui671/
Glecke671/
Geslck671/
Gielca671/
Gyllke671/
Gilkiy670/
Gylkey670/
Ghilky670/
Gillck670/

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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 Gielke
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