Gcelu Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gcelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gcelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8041:30,0323,865
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gcelu Last Name Facts

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

Gcelu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gcelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 225,189th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gcelu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,804 people, or 1 in 30,032. In South Africa Gcelu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gcelu Last Name Statistics demography

Gcelu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.67% less than the national average, earning R 148,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gscelu912/
Celu89139/
Chelu803,161/
Celau8029/
Gzelu801/
Celui801/
Celiu801/
Celou801/
Celuh801/
Gkelou7399/
Cheelu7370/
Cheleu7344/
Cheluș7340/
Chelou7333/
Cheliu736/
Chelau732/
Chelui732/
Ceylau731/
Gjeliu731/
Kelu671,067/
Chelouh67144/
Qelu6776/
Cilu6735/
Ceahlau679/
Gjelhus678/
Cheliuh672/
Cheylou671/
Cheilou671/
Xelu671/
Ccelius670/

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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
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  • 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 Gcelu
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