Gelayan Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Gelayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 197 | 1:149,717 | 9,362 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
Gelayan (88) may also be a first name.
Gelayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gelayan is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gelayan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 88 people.
The surname Gelayan is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 149,717. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 97 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found and Sabah, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brunei, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Gelayan
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