Gelalcha Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gelalcha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelalcha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gelalcha (2,659) may also be a first name.

Gelalcha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gelalcha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gelalcha is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelalcha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelalcha is the 267,252nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The surname Gelalcha occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gelalcha live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gelalcha is also the 142,260th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 2,659 people.

The surname Gelalcha is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Gelalcha Last Name Statistics demography

Gelalcha earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.56% less than the national average, earning $22,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elalcha934/
Gelelcha8816/
Galalcha884/
Goelolcha821/
Gololcha7537/
Elalja715/
Khelalkha711/
Zelaldja631/
Helealza631/
Djelailja591/
Cilalsa531/
Hilalzai505/

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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 Gelalcha
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