Gélin Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Gélin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gélin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France81:8,302,840321,660
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gelin (16,496) & Gelín (1) are calculated separately.

Gélin Last Name Facts

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

Gélin is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gelin or Gelín. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gélin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gélin reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France Gélin is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 75 percent reside, Occitanie, where 13 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent reside. Not including France Gélin is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelin9316,496/
Gélina911/
Gélion911/
Gelín871/
Gilin80436/
Gylin8034/
Geslin735,195/
Gitlin732,003/
Geling731,125/
Giling73906/
Gelina73684/
Guilin73331/
Guelin73288/
Gilion73241/
Gilina73198/
Gaylin73163/
Gehlin73160/
Getlin73118/
Ngilin73110/
Gelien7360/
Gilgin7353/
Gelgin7352/
Ghylin7340/
Gelion7336/
Gylina7330/
Gailin7327/
Geylin7323/
Gilinc7318/
Gislin7310/
Gilien736/
Gajlin735/
Ghelin733/
Gyslin732/
Ghilin732/
Gyling732/
Gelijn732/
Geelin731/
Gelihn731/
Giluin731/
Guylin731/
Gilind731/
Gilinn731/
Gilint731/
Gielin730/
Gelinn730/
Glen6715,591/
Guiling673,001/
Geeslin671,133/
Gieling67869/
Gylienė67819/
Gielink67634/
Gailing67548/
Gesling67431/
Gilienė67372/
Gysling67212/
Gelinne67193/
Gelinck67116/
Geelink67116/
Guylain6790/
Geeling6773/
Guetlin6772/
Gittlin6753/
Gaislin6750/
Geyling6747/
Getling6739/
Guislin6737/
Gueslin6733/
Gaylinn6728/
Gyløien6723/
Gettlin6721/
Gaitlin6713/
Guelink6713/
Gähling6710/
Gisling679/
Gélenne678/
Gitling678/
Gaylina675/
Ghailin675/
Gueling675/
Gieslin675/
Guitlin673/
Gelihng672/
Gailina672/
Gaylien671/
Geylina671/
Ghelien671/
Goiling671/
Gyslink671/
Guíllin671/
Ghilien671/
Ghilion671/
Ghillin671/
Ngeelin671/
Geslind671/
Gilginn670/
Gheslin670/
Gehlink670/
Geglien670/
Geslinc670/
Gailien670/
Gayling670/
Gytling670/

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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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  • 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 Gélin
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