Gelama Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gelama (27) may also be a first name.
Gelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelama (Oriya: େଗଲାମା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelama is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Gelama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Gelama reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gelama is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Gelama is most numerous in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗଲାମା | egalama | - |
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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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- 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 Gelama
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