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 surname Gielke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gielke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Gielke occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gielke reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gielke is most common in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Gielke is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Thuringia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany Gielke is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gielke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis