Gegela Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gegela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India81:95,883,173728,828
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Gegela (13) may also be a first name.

Gegela Last Name Facts

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

Gegela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gegela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 904,049th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gegela live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gegela is also the 3,159,357th most common first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 268,739. In Tanzania Gegela is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 92 percent live, Arusha Region, where 5 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Gegela Last Name Statistics demography

Gegela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.76% less than the national average, earning R 95,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegelia92363/
Gengela9244/
Geggela9210/
Gegelya921/
Egela9159/
Gengelya862/
Gegellaj861/
Yegela833,215/
Gogela833,153/
Gagela83657/
Gegele83597/
Engela83467/
Segela8356/
Gezela8348/
Gegeli8338/
Eggela8327/
Gegala8327/
Jegela8315/
Gesela8315/
Hegela837/
Gecela835/
Egelat834/
Gegely833/
Gegola832/
Gejela832/
Eagela831/
Eigela831/
Egelay831/
Eugela831/
Eghela831/
Gigela831/
Egelai831/
Eygela831/
Gheghelia803/
Jengela772,095/
Goggela77982/
Gogelia77698/
Zeguela77658/
Engelia77330/
Gagelea7795/
Ghezela7761/
Engelau7753/
Guesela7751/
Yengela7750/
Gogelea7739/
Cegiela7734/
Giesela7733/
Eguelay7731/
Kgogela7728/
Gegelys7718/
Enggela7712/
Gingela7711/
Yeghela7710/
Gaigela778/
Engelai778/
Hegelau778/
Eguelad777/
Hengela777/
Gegolaj777/
Gogeela776/
Gegelis776/
Gejjela774/
Ghegelo774/
Gegello773/
Gegilla773/
Jeggela773/
Ngegele773/
Jegella773/
Sekgela772/
Chegela771/
Ieigela771/
Egueila771/
Ggisela771/
Gaggela771/
Gigella771/
Yeggela771/
Yegiela771/
Seggela771/
Gigelia771/
Gagelha771/
Eangela771/
Ngigela771/
Eguelas771/
Gegalia771/
Zeghela771/
Seegela771/
Gesgele770/
Egila73665/
Igela73237/
Egelo7312/
Giguelay71207/
Ghezelah71132/
Chengela7131/
Gueguele7113/
Seakgela7111/
Gaigelas7110/
Giegeler7110/
Geegolla713/
Geggalla713/
Gajjeela712/
Ghezelaz712/
Chegella711/
Jeggella711/
Jengelah711/
Jengelya711/
Egelhaat711/
Ghezelea711/
Gherzela711/
Ghegalia711/
Ngechela711/
Geengelo711/
Guezelay711/
Djeguela711/
Sekgelea711/
Gengilia711/
Gegeelle711/
Gueguila711/
Gogola674,149/
Gagala67901/
Gizela67891/
Gagola67651/
Gecelo67586/
Gogala67572/
Sigela67500/
Gigola67373/
Gisela67341/
Engelo67297/
Gigele67236/
Sesela67202/
Egilia67176/
Jejela6793/
Gogila6783/
Gicela6774/
Gegilo6773/
Jezela6761/
Nghengele6755/
Ingela6753/
Igelat6753/
Sezela6749/
Egeley6749/
Zezela6746/
Eguila6722/
Hezela6721/
Segelo6718/
Gegile6718/
Gigila6717/
Gegili6715/
Iguela6713/
Eggila6712/
Higela6712/
Gigala6711/
Zygela6710/
Gagila678/
Jigela678/
Chengelia677/
Cecela677/
Segila676/
Gagelo676/
Yogela676/
Gigelo675/
Jegelo674/
Gegalo674/
Gesila673/
Zegila673/
Hegila673/
Egheilass672/
Hegelo672/
Cegila672/
Gogyla672/
Giedziela672/
Egelou672/
Jegila671/
Jesela671/
Igelya671/
Egelio671/
Egheylass671/
Gejelo671/
Gejila671/
Gjjela671/
Yegelo671/
Egeleu671/
Igelay671/
Igiela671/
Jeżela671/
Gegała671/
Gägele671/
Ghezelash671/
Egilas671/
Eugelo671/
Chigueela671/
Cheguelai671/
Chengelah671/
Egaila671/
Egielo671/
Egilga671/
Zigela671/
Giguelais670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gegela
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