Gele Surname
Approximately 11,803 people bear this surname
Gele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 4,795 | 1:730 | 94 |
| Somalia | 3,382 | 1:3,978 | 357 |
| Papua New Guinea | 637 | 1:12,800 | 1,193 |
| India | 570 | 1:1,345,729 | 52,280 |
| Nigeria | 502 | 1:352,874 | 19,032 |
| France | 459 | 1:144,712 | 22,362 |
| Indonesia | 253 | 1:522,724 | 42,472 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Kenya | 206 | 1:224,174 | 15,814 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Philippines | 86 | 1:1,177,189 | 93,405 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Gelé (27) & Gélé (1) are calculated separately.
Gele (11,353) may also be a first name.
Gele Demographics
Average Gele Salary in
United States
$55,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gele (Georgian: გელე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻞ, Hindi: गेले, Marathi: गेळे, Oriya: େଗେଳ, Russian: Геле) is found in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Gelé or Gélé. For other possible spellings of Gele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,028th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 617,432 people. The surname Gele occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Gele are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 56,261st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 11,353 people.
The last name Gele is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is borne by 4,795 people, or 1 in 730. Barring Somaliland this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Gele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gele surname expanded 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gele surname is chiefly Muslim (93%) in Kenya.
In The United States Gele are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.64% less than the national average, earning R 27,000 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.19% less than the national average, earning $14,260,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 28.79% more than the national average, earning $55,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.37% less than the national average, earning $33,601 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gele in the Georgian language | ||
| გელე | gele | - |
| Gele in the Hindi language | ||
| गेले | gele | - |
| Gele in the Marathi language | ||
| गेळे | gele | 90.73 |
| गेले | gele | 6.18 |
| गाेळे | gaele | 1.73 |
| गोेळे | goele | 0.74 |
| गोेले | goele | 0.62 |
| Gele in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗେଳ | egela | 72.73 |
| େଗେଲ | egela | 27.27 |
| Gele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻞ | jl | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻠﻲ | kly | 33.33 |
| ﻗﻞ | ql | 33.33 |
| Gele in the Russian language | ||
| Геле | gele | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gele
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