Gelekwa Surname
2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Gelekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elekwa | 92 | 3,128 | / |
| Galekwa | 86 | 1,980 | / |
| Selekwa | 86 | 396 | / |
| Ellekwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gilekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eleakwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelegwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eleckwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elekwas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elekwash | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngelegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selekwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selekway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elegwa | 77 | 569 | / |
| Ilekwa | 77 | 263 | / |
| Elekua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silekwa | 71 | 390 | / |
| Helegwa | 71 | 135 | / |
| Galekua | 71 | 27 | / |
| Jelegwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Galokwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Galékwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleakua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilekwa | 67 | 6,306 | / |
| Ghalakwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Selikway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dzilekwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Geleguaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silekway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gelekwa
- 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