Gelegu Surname
4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gelegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
Gelegu (17) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elegu | 91 | 141 | / |
| Guelegou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Eleagu | 83 | 248 | / |
| Helegu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Geligu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Eliegu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eleghu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zelegu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Selegu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yelegu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eleigu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eleegu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elegou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gelagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golegou | 77 | 119 | / |
| Galegau | 77 | 102 | / |
| Zhelegu | 77 | 87 | / |
| Selegau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Elegouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gallegu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helegus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Eligu | 73 | 734 | / |
| Djelegou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ellegoud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ehileggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gollegau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ileagu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Elaigu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Eliogu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Galagu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gilagu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eligus | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Zelegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seligu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hellegaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gelegu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis