Gelecia Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gelecia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelecia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gelecia (37) may also be a first name.

Gelecia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gelecia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gelecia is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gelecia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelecia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelecia is the 5,587,209th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gelecia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gelecia reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 37 people.

The last name Gelecia is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleca921/
Elecia921/
Elecias8660/
Gelicia865/
Gelecio862/
Gelecha862/
Geleisa861/
Helecia860/
Eleca8368/
Ghelecha8012/
Gheletca803/
Gelesiea801/
Gelechei801/
Geliza7742/
Elecio7735/
Gelica7734/
Gelisa7723/
Elicia7716/
Geleza7713/
Gelesa7712/
Elecha7710/
Elycia775/
Elleca772/
Ilecia772/
Jeleca771/
Gileca771/
Ngelesa71401/
Gelesha7163/
Gelezha7150/
Seleisa7138/
Gelicio715/
Gelechchha714/
Gelisah713/
Elicias713/
Gelisha713/
Eleicio713/
Ellicia713/
Eleacoa712/
Eletcha712/
Gelisia711/
Jeleisa711/
Ellycia711/
Eleitsa711/
Elechea711/
Elleaca711/
Gelicha711/
Gelesah711/
Gelizai711/
Gelessa711/
Eleecio711/
Zelesia711/
Ilecias711/
Gilecha711/
Yelleca711/
Ailecia711/
Zelicia710/
Ylecias710/
Eliza6714,621/
Elica67277/
Eleza67232/
Ngelesha67207/
Eleco67116/
Gelezeau6785/
Geleysha6782/
Gelézeau6711/
Guelicha678/
Gailicia674/
Gielejza672/
Aileecia671/
Ellicias671/
Eullicia671/
Geletsha671/
Geleseau671/
Elyca671/
Scelicia671/
Geleseah671/
Elliciah671/
Ileca671/
Helejcio671/

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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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  • 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 Gelecia
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