Geele Surname

68,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Geele Surname Definition:

Dutch. Yellow-probably with reference to the bearer's hair or costume.

Geele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland3,9541:885110
Somalia3,1861:4,222376
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England121:4,643,172139,951
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Djibouti41:228,733966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Geele (637) may also be a first name.

Geele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dutch. Yellow-probably with reference to the bearer's hair or costume.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch/Flemish), Yellow. Geelhand, Yellow hand. Geelhoed, Yellow hat. Geelhuyzen, Yellow houses. van Geelkerken, of Yellow churches.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Geele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geele is found in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geele is the 68,476th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,004,624 people. The last name Geele is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Geele are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Geele is also the 329,714th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 637 people.

The last name Geele is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is carried by 3,954 people, or 1 in 885. Barring Somaliland Geele is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Geele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geele surname increased 557 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geele last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Geele earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 45.37% less than the national average, earning 189,071 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning $35,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geelle912,093/
Geeler91128/
Geeleh9175/
Geeley914/
Geeles911/
Geelie911/
Geelee911/
Ngeele911/
Gele8911,803/
Geel893,153/
Eele89134/
Geselle83689/
Geesler8350/
Geesley832/
Gecelle831/
Gueeley831/
Gelle8020,268/
Ngele8013,395/
Gehle802,753/
Eeles801,738/
Geley801,490/
Jeele801,264/
Gelez801,067/
Guele801,015/
Geles80851/
Geler80748/
Geile80620/
Gelei80606/
Geleç80547/
Ghele80398/
Giele80379/
Geleh80290/
Gelep80267/
Gelet80247/
Eeley80201/
Gesel80200/
Gelee80194/
Heele80176/
Geela80125/
Geyle8092/
Gelea8050/
Getel8045/
Geçel8043/
Getle8033/
Geell8030/
Gheel8027/
Geely8019/
Geeli8017/
Gesle809/
Gecel808/
Yeele806/
Gueel803/
Geled803/
Eelee802/
Gelej802/
Ngeel802/
Geleu802/
Eeler801/
Geelp801/
Ggele801/
Geehl801/
Geelh801/
Hgele801/
Kgele801/
E'Ele801/
Eeleu801/
Eelie801/
Tgeel801/
Geeal801/
Geeleher7739/
Gesselle7734/
Gieselle772/
Ng'heele771/
Geiselle771/
Geseller771/
Guehelei771/
Geyselle771/
Geeheler770/
Geaeller770/
Geeisler770/
Ele7510,439/
Gel755,068/
Gle753,888/
Geller7319,357/
Geisel735,084/
Gesell734,233/
Heeley733,826/
Geiler732,630/
Giesel732,508/
Gaelle731,751/
Gessel731,619/
Guelle731,424/
Gelles731,054/
Gettle731,017/
Gettel73997/
Gesler73992/
Ngelea73793/
Geißel73606/
Getler73592/
Gieler73559/
Gueler73556/
Jeelle73396/
Guelet73368/
Gellez73347/
Gelley73339/
Gieles73329/
Geitel73274/
Gießel73261/
Geyler73250/
Yeeles73248/
Getley73247/
Gellet73221/
Ghelle73192/
Geille73158/
Gietel73150/
Gellee73148/
Gueled73146/
Heeler73137/
Eesley73135/
Gheyle73108/
Ng'ele7399/
Gelech7398/
Gelleh7397/
Geleit7390/
Geitle7374/
Gelets7370/
Giehle7369/
Nggele7368/
Gueles7367/
Geiles7364/
Guetle7356/
Gelesh7356/
Geysel7355/
Gehley7353/
Gellei7350/
Ngelle7349/
Heeles7346/
Geisle7343/
Gesley7340/
Gelesz7338/
Yeeleh7336/
Gheely7329/
Gehles7328/
Gejler7320/
Guetel7319/
Sehele7316/
Geelay7315/
Gesehl7314/
Guehel7313/
Guesle7313/
Gielle7312/
Geletz7312/
Gheeli7312/
Geleas7311/
Gedtel7311/
Guelee7310/
Eselle7310/
Geelia739/
Gheleh739/
Geella738/
Heelee738/
Etelle738/
Heelge738/
Gesiel737/
Gelett737/
Gheled736/
Jeelee736/
Yeelee735/
Gechel735/
Giesle735/
Eele's735/
Goelle734/
Gielej734/
Geyley734/
Geelii734/
Eellez733/
Geelly733/
Nghele733/
Gueyle733/
Geelli732/
Geiley732/
N'Gele732/
Geslet732/
Ghiele732/
Ngelee732/
Geősel732/
Nngele732/
Gueley732/
Geleis731/
Ngelei731/
Heelie731/
Eelesh731/
Eelles731/
Gueleh731/
Guelei731/
Gejjel731/
Gelleu731/
Gethle731/
Gieled731/
Gieley731/
Ghesle731/
Yeaele731/
Sieele731/
Guesel731/
Geilee731/
Geleey731/
Geeloi731/
Seeile731/
Geealy731/
Geleys731/
Eheule731/
Ejiele731/
Giehel731/
Gehleu731/
Jeeley731/
Ngeley731/
Nëgele731/
Gellej731/
Geleap731/
Geegel731/
Gueile731/
Guelea731/
Guelez731/
Geyile731/
Gheley731/
Ecelle731/
Eelehi731/
Geless731/
Ghelej731/
Nkgele731/
Kghele731/
Kguele731/
Ejhele731/
Getlet731/
Yeelep731/
Geelis731/
Gietle730/
Geiled730/
Ehaele730/
Gehelp730/
Geesly730/
Geesel730/
Gielea730/
Gehile730/
Yeeley730/
Gieseller713/
Goel6789,373/
Elie6744,378/
Geisler6736,359/
Guel6716,892/
Giel6712,729/
Eley6711,880/
Hele6710,213/
Gile679,253/
Gela677,977/
Elle677,186/
Geli676,109/
Giesler676,064/
Eale675,965/
Guelleh674,567/
Gell674,258/
Gehl674,234/
Elez673,412/
Ehle673,330/
Eler673,227/
Gely673,214/
Gael673,168/
Geil673,121/
Glee672,342/
Elep672,128/
Ngel671,720/
Eles671,530/
Eleh671,432/
Gley671,073/
Eule671,053/
Gettler671,036/
Giselle671,024/
Glez67981/
Geld67842/
Geissel67752/
Eeli67709/
Elee67653/
Geiller67616/
Gueller67567/
Geyl67516/
Glet67516/
Gler67504/
Elei67492/
Gessell67470/
Elet67418/
Giehler67399/
Giessel67375/
Elea67362/
Eleu67331/
Gejl67321/
Eseller67297/
Gleh67294/
Gleß67285/
Gelt67283/
Gietler67263/
Iele67216/
Gyle67213/
Guelles67208/
Geysler67204/
Eela67193/
Gellett67179/
Ghel67164/
Eyle67159/
Guethle67148/
Glei67139/
Ghetler67131/
Eile67125/
Gles67122/
Echelle67105/
Eely6799/
Geijsel6782/
Hetelle6782/
Guetler6781/
Guehler6772/
Gleu6769/
Glea6765/
Gettles6763/
Geyssel6763/
Eiselle6754/
Guettel6751/
Eleš6745/
Elhe6742/
Gesl6736/
Geschel6735/
Etle6734/
Heehler6734/
Eleş6732/
Guelled6731/
Eled6730/
Gettell6728/
Esle6727/
Gelé6727/
Geyller6726/
Geitler6721/
Gechell6720/
Gelh6719/
Heeller6719/
Elje6718/
Gesshel6717/
Guellez6717/
Geyhler6717/
Getl6716/
Gled6716/
Glej6716/
Gelesch6715/
Gieller6715/
Gleđ6714/
Heselle6714/
Guessel6713/
Guelhes6712/
Ngle6711/
Gueiler6711/
Ghle6710/
Guellet679/
Leee677/
Gitelle677/
Gelp676/
Esielle676/
Hgeller676/
Øgle676/
Giechel676/
Gelj675/
Geël675/
Yeealee675/
Ghelieh674/
Glep674/
Gellleh674/
Ejle674/
Guelher674/
Guelett674/
Ghelleh674/
Gehtler674/
Elej673/
Geihsel673/
Gleň673/
Heesler672/
Giesell672/
Giesley672/
Geisell672/
Guettle672/
Ng'hele672/
Ghelles672/
Gyselle672/
Giehsel672/
Getller672/
Ngellea672/
Gueille672/
Geelaay672/
Cgle672/
Heheler671/
Guelley671/
Guedtel671/
Geessel671/
Gejjeli671/
Geysell671/
Gesille671/
Glle671/
Gielles671/
Gieszel671/
Ghelled671/
Ghessel671/
Zeaeler671/
Yeaeley671/
Yeelesh671/
Seheele671/
Eettler671/
Geisley671/
Giellet671/
Geeglay671/
Guescel671/
Heheley671/
Ngeleah671/
Ngehleh671/
Gehhell671/
Geilleh671/
Gooheel671/
Gueitel671/
Gueless671/
Guelhei671/
Gīle671/
Geyleeh671/
Gheleer671/
Ghelher671/
Eleá671/
Eleç671/
Eelahee671/
Guelihe671/
Zieelie671/
Seehele671/
Seaelie671/
Gueyler671/
Hehelie671/
Gettley670/
Heetley670/
Geleher670/
Guesler670/
Geleich670/
Gellest670/
Gietley670/
Geettel670/
Geseell670/
Gehtley670/
Geislet670/
Gethler670/
Seyyele670/
Ettelle670/
Gueasel670/

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