Garelja Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Garelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Australia31:8,998,567200,784

Garelja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garelja is most common in New Zealand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garelja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Garelja are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Garelja is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 69,667. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 49 percent are found, Northland Region, where 32 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 18 percent are found. Barring New Zealand this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garleja8635/
Garelca861/
Gareljić8053/
Aurelija8013/
Garlejo71965/
Gorelyj715/
Aureljo711/
Aurelea711/
Goralija67307/
Gharlzah6710/
Garrelie678/
Garlezza671/
Garlejos671/
Orelea622/
Orleja621/
Gayretlier597/
Gorelco57245/
Aureleo5711/
Garoleo5710/
Garleco572/
Garleso571/
Gorlejo571/
Aurelío571/
Garlesso532/
Ahurelio531/
Garrilco531/
Orelaiya531/
Gorlejio531/
Aryolaiya501/

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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
  • 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 Garelja
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