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 last name Gelaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻉ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gélaa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelaa? popularity and diffusion
Gelaa is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gelaa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 75 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found.
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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