Gelela Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Gelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India111:69,733,217610,955
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gelela (11) may also be a first name.

Gelela Last Name Facts

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

Gelela (Marathi: गेलेला) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelela? popularity and diffusion

Gelela is the 1,441,361st most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Gelela is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Gelela reside; 82 percent reside in North Africa and 82 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelela925,925/
Goelela9261/
Gellela9233/
Gelgela925/
Elela912,123/
Geleilat861/
Galela835,311/
Gelila833,278/
Selela831,083/
Golela83747/
Helela83188/
Ellela83135/
Gelelo83128/
Zelela8370/
Elelia8340/
Celela8340/
Yelela8333/
Jelela8326/
Gilela8313/
Gelele8313/
Elhela839/
Ehlela838/
Gelala835/
Eleala835/
Eletla834/
Eleloa834/
Gelola833/
Geleli832/
Eleula832/
Elelea832/
Eleila832/
Elelai831/
Elelya831/
Elelah831/
Elejla831/
Eilela830/
Gelgelo772,577/
Gallela77449/
Chelela77246/
Gillela77193/
Yellela77130/
Jellela77122/
Galelea77120/
Ngelelo77112/
Sealela7771/
Ngelele7767/
Gollela7725/
Gelalia7724/
Ghalela7720/
Gelelio7717/
Hellela7716/
Selelia7716/
Gajlela7712/
Galelia7712/
Guelele7712/
Elletla7711/
Ghelila7710/
Heleloa779/
Guelila779/
Geleleh778/
Goleela777/
Gailela776/
Elhella775/
Eleilat774/
Galeela774/
Golelha773/
Gileela773/
Yeletla773/
Eulelia773/
Gahlela772/
Gueleli772/
Seelela772/
Ngeleli771/
Jeelela771/
Ehleila771/
Gelelot771/
Gelilah771/
Galelha771/
Gilelah771/
Zhelela771/
Zeleela771/
Glejlah771/
Elealya771/
Kgeleli771/
Khelela771/
Yeleela771/
Sielela771/
Tjelela771/
Gelilia771/
Gelolea771/
Geleile771/
Geilelo771/
Elelait771/
Elejlah771/
Helelha771/
Kgolela771/
Geliala771/
Eulelya771/
Guilela771/
Ilela733,240/
Elila73308/
Elelo7343/
Guelilia7182/
Ngielele7127/
Eleylatt7122/
Eleilatt7111/
Gilelach718/
Selealea717/
Ng'elele715/
Yelleila714/
Jeellela714/
Ghelilia714/
Chellela713/
Yelletla713/
Gahalela712/
Gelyolea712/
Guelilat712/
Ngelelei712/
Khelelay711/
Gelesley711/
Gajjlela711/
Gilleala711/
Ghellala711/
Seallela711/
Gilealea711/
Gallelia711/
Eleliait711/
Dzhelela711/
Elhellaj711/
Elgellai711/
Guelylah711/
Euleliah711/
Guelelou711/
Gelailia711/
Sehlehla711/
Elheelah711/
Hellelia710/
Gillelea710/
Galila672,677/
Selelo672,266/
Galola67858/
Golola67665/
Ellila67541/
Elhila67437/
Elhelo67189/
Illela67111/
Helila67109/
Ilelah67108/
Jilela67102/
Selila6791/
Jelila6775/
Galelo6772/
Elelei6756/
Silela6754/
Gelili6733/
Helelo6729/
Cilela6728/
Yilela6727/
Golila6726/
Gilila6725/
Eliola6714/
Yelelo6712/
Yolela6710/
Gileli679/
Zelila679/
Elilah679/
Elilia678/
Gelolo676/
Golelo676/
Ng'elelei675/
Gilola674/
Gelile674/
Ghelialia674/
Ileila674/
Elilad674/
Gilleilla673/
Celila673/
Ileula673/
Zilela672/
Ellelo672/
Gilele672/
Elilau672/
Gelilo672/
Jelelo672/
Ng'helele671/
Ilelap671/
Elgela671/
Elitla671/
Elleilatt671/
Gilleylea671/
Ghelejlou671/
Yllela671/
Ylelah671/
Ileela671/
Hilela671/
Helelā671/
Elelio671/
Ailela671/
Jlelia671/
Nkgailela671/
Zelelo671/
Uilela671/
Gilehella670/
Gelelecht670/

Gelela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelela in the Marathi language
गेलेलाgelela-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelela
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