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) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. Gelai is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Gelai are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 252 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 36 percent live, Milne Bay, where 15 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Gelai is found in 14 countries. It is also found 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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