Gelaa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gelaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
The alternate forms: Gélaa (1) are calculated separately.
Gelaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻉ) is found most in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant: Gélaa. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelaa? popularity and diffusion
Gelaa is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gelaa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Gelaa is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 75 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻉ | kla | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gelaa
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