Geleh Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Geleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Liberia | 110 | 1:40,078 | 3,685 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Geleh (88) may also be a first name.
Geleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geleh is more commonly found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 914,967th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Geleh are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Geleh is also the 1,017,994th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 88 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Somaliland, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 20,834. Barring Somaliland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Geleh
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