Gelaye Surname
Approximately 19,142 people bear this surname
Gelaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 18,996 | 1:5,135 | 820 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Gelaye (64,521) may also be a first name.
Gelaye Demographics
Average Gelaye Salary in
United States
$38,976 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gelaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Marathi: गेलये) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelaye is the 28,073rd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 380,710 people. Gelaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gelaye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 14,894th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 64,521 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 18,996 people, or 1 in 5,135. Excluding Ethiopia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gelaye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gelaye surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Gelaye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,976 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | - |
| Gelaye in the Marathi language | ||
| गेलये | gelaye | 93.33 |
| गेलयेाकर | gelayeakara | 4.44 |
| गेलयेाराम | gelayearama | 2.22 |
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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 Gelaye
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