Family name Gelar (Gelar 
) , across the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Gelar is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is a rare surname, Philippines, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Philippines, and India. More prevalently, Gelar is the forename as well as the last name.