Geelah Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Geelah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geelah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia191:232,02814,625
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Geelah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geelah is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geelah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Geelah are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Bassa County, where 63 percent live, Bong County, where 32 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 5 percent live. Other than Liberia Geelah occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeela832/
Goeela831/
Gealah831/
Geiela831/
Geeula831/
Geeala831/
Gohelah774/
Gejjela774/
Gyellah771/
Geiella771/
Geola7335/
Gjela7325/
Geala7317/
Geila7310/
Gajjeela712/
Gjelaj67988/
Gohela67618/
Ngjela67473/
Nggela67257/
Guyela67165/
Geolea67107/
Gjella6761/
Guiela6743/
Gahela677/
Gehala675/
Geyola674/
Gealla674/
Ghiela673/
Gyelay672/
Geolla672/
Gjelas671/
Gealoh671/
Gjelaz671/
Ggella671/
Geilas671/
Gealia671/
Gjelha671/
Gjjela671/
Gealai671/
Giylah671/
Gihela671/
Geuila671/
Gaaela671/
Kgeola671/

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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 Geelah
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