Gelema Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Gelema Surname User-submission:
The Gelema surname means 'black serpent'. Named after the most deadly and biggest snake in Papua New Guinea, the Papuan Black.
Gelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gelema (161) may also be a first name.
Gelema Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gelema surname means 'black serpent'. Named after the most deadly and biggest snake in Papua New Guinea, the Papuan Black.
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Where Does The Last Name Gelema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelema (Arabic: جليما) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gelema reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gelema is also the 722,635th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 161 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelema in the Arabic language | ||
| جليما | jlyma | - |
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