View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Gela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gela (Arabic: جلا, Georgian: გელა, Hindi: गेला, Marathi: गेला, Oriya: େଗଲା, Russian: Гела) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Géla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 62,875^th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 913,570 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Gela live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 21,809^th most frequent given name globally, borne by 40,902 people.

The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Gela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gela last name expanded 8,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gela are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning R 147,312 per year and in United States they earn 17.09% more than the national average, earning $50,525 USD per year.