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
Gelau (Arabic: غيلو) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gelau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 556,360th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Gelau occurs mostly 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. Gelau is also the 885,979th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 112 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 58,637. In Malaysia Gelau is most common in: Sarawak, where 91 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Sabah, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
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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