Gelai Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Gelai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Italy | 79 | 1:774,135 | 62,609 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gelai (252) may also be a first name.
Gelai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelai (Bengali: গেলই, Hindi: गेलई, Marathi: गोलई, Oriya: େଗଲାଇ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,061,269th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Gelai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Gelai reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gelai is also the 561,423rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 252 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Gelai is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 36 percent live, Milne Bay, where 15 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelai in the Bengali language | ||
| গেলই | gela'i | - |
| Gelai in the Hindi language | ||
| गेलई | gela'i | 93.55 |
| गेलइ | gela'i | 6.45 |
| Gelai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗଲାଇ | egala'i | 80 |
| େଗଲଇ | egala'i | 20 |
| Gelai in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलई | gola'i | 42.86 |
| गेलई | gela'i | 28.57 |
| गेलै | gelai | 14.29 |
| िगलई | igala'i | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Gelai
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