Gelele Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Gelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gelele (14) may also be a first name.

Gelele Last Name Facts

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

Gelele (Arabic: غيليلي) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelele is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gelele live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 86 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelele9267/
Gaelele9241/
Guelele9212/
Geleleh928/
Geleile921/
Goelele921/
Elele912,684/
Ngielele8627/
Ng'elele865/
Ngelelei862/
Gelesley861/
Gelgel831,965/
Golele831,291/
Selele831,132/
Galele83436/
Ellele83346/
Zelele83177/
Gelela83149/
Helele83125/
Yelele8383/
Jelele8372/
Eleler8371/
Elelei8356/
Gelole8345/
Eleile8332/
Eleleh8329/
Gelale8319/
Geleil834/
Gelile834/
Eleele834/
Elelie833/
Eleyle832/
Elelee832/
Geleli832/
Gilele832/
Elelea832/
Eleles831/
Celele831/
Elelet831/
Ng'elelei805/
Giesleler802/
Ng'helele801/
Gelelecht800/
Chelele77843/
Tjelele77347/
Gailele77298/
Ihelele77252/
Galeley77156/
Galelea77120/
Jelelep7734/
Gelelio7717/
Gileles7716/
Selehle7716/
Khelele7715/
Gholele7714/
Eleğler776/
Zelelie775/
Ealelei775/
Seleele775/
Heleile774/
Eislele774/
Ngilele774/
Geliole773/
Ghalele772/
Eleleha772/
Gueleli772/
Ghelile772/
Ngeleli771/
Heleler771/
Eleiles771/
Eleille771/
Eleleth771/
Ellelet771/
Geletel771/
Zeleles771/
Yelelep771/
Yeleleh771/
Guelile771/
Heilele771/
Hellele771/
Kgeleli771/
Seilele771/
Geleșel771/
Gelolea771/
Golelie771/
Guilele771/
Galelej771/
Gallele771/
Ele'ele771/
Djelele771/
Elgelee771/
Jealele771/
Gelgile771/
Gelhiel771/
Gelisel771/
Elesley770/
Elleley770/
Ehleler770/
Gileler770/
Elela732,123/
Ilele731,237/
Eleli73703/
Elile7354/
Elely7324/
Elelj732/
Jlele731/
Elyle730/
Ghelesel7135/
Ngailele719/
Gheleşel718/
Selealea717/
Cheleleh715/
Sehelele714/
Cheleule714/
Gelyolea712/
Ghaleleh712/
Helleled711/
Djelelep711/
Gielalee711/
Gilealea711/
Ngelilei711/
Kgailele711/
Chelelei711/
Eileilei711/
Galleleu711/
Gelissel710/
Gillelea710/
Seleli673,662/
Gelila673,278/
Göleli67723/
Ellyle67660/
Eleulj67375/
Silele67338/
Galeli67203/
Helela67188/
Ellela67135/
Elealy67122/
Gelgil67116/
Jelile67100/
Zelela6770/
Elesli6748/
Illele6746/
Ailele6745/
Gelali6741/
Elelia6740/
Yelela6733/
Gelili6733/
Goleli6733/
Ileile6730/
Jelela6726/
Helile6722/
Elaile6719/
Heleli6718/
Iolele6718/
Helelä6716/
Eliely6714/
Gilela6713/
Elieli6710/
Gileli679/
Zeleul679/
Elhela679/
Hilele678/
Ehlela678/
Jilele677/
Elayle676/
Ujlele676/
Elelid676/
Elisle675/
Jeleli675/
Elileu675/
Eleala675/
Jleleh674/
Ellely674/
Eleloa674/
Elleli674/
Elheli674/
Helely673/
Elelyi673/
Celile673/
Selile673/
Eleily672/
Yelile672/
Elyler672/
Jeleil672/
Ileles672/
Ilelei672/
Eleila672/
Celeli671/
Ieleli671/
Ileler671/
Eleuli671/
Eleyli671/
Eloile671/
Gelaly671/
Gilhelley671/
Gilleylea671/
Gilleylle671/
Eleili671/
Eleali671/
Jelely671/
Elelai671/
Elelya671/
Ilelet671/
Elelio671/
Elelis671/
Aylele671/
Elgele671/
Ilelej671/
Elihle671/
Yolele671/
Elejla671/
Elhely671/
Ealely670/
Helessley670/
Golely670/
Eilela670/

Gelele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelele in the Arabic language
غيليليghylyly-

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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 Gelele
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