Gelau Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Gelau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 503 | 1:58,637 | 4,448 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gelau (112) may also be a first name.
Gelau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelau (Arabic: غيلو) is most common in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelau? popularity and diffusion
Gelau is the 556,360th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Gelau are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 112 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 58,637. In Malaysia Gelau is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 91 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found and Sabah, where 3 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelau in the Arabic language | ||
| غيلو | ghylw | - |
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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 Gelau
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