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
Gele Political Affiliation
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Gele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gele (Georgian: გელე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻞ, Hindi: गेले, Marathi: गेळे, Oriya: େଗେଳ, Russian: Геле) occurs more in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Gelé or Gélé. For other possible spellings of Gele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,028th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 617,432 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly held forename in the world It is held by 11,353 people.
The last name is most common in Somaliland, where it is held by 4,795 people, or 1 in 730. Not including Somaliland it is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Gele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gele last name grew 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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 to vote for 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
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