Gomelsky Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gomelsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomelsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,9201:4,948633
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Israel1001:85,57610,209
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

The alternate forms: Gomelský (10) are calculated separately.

Gomelsky Last Name Facts

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

Gomelsky (Russian: Гомельский) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gomelský. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomelsky? popularity and diffusion

Gomelsky is the 179,338th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,063,281 people. Gomelsky is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gomelsky live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Belarus, where it is carried by 1,920 people, or 1 in 4,948. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 98 percent are found, Minsk, where 2 percent are found and Brest Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Belarus it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Gomelsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (97%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Gomelsky surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 47.06% being registered to vote for the party.

Gomelsky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.64% more than the national average, earning $56,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gomelsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gomelsky in the Russian language
Гомельскийgomelskij-

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Footnotes

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