Gelena Surname
Approximately 850 people bear this surname
Gelena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 575 | 1:128,486 | 13,821 |
| Philippines | 244 | 1:414,911 | 52,494 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gelena (3,757) may also be a first name.
Gelena Demographics
Average Gelena Salary in
United States
$51,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gelena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelena (Georgian: გელენა, Oriya: େଗେଲନା, Russian: Гелена) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 410,688th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gelena are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 114,844th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,757 people.
The surname Gelena is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 128,486. Other than The DR Congo Gelena occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Gelena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gelena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelena last name rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gelena Last Name Statistics demography
Gelena earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelena in the Georgian language | ||
| გელენა | gelena | - |
| Gelena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗେଲନା | egelana | - |
| Gelena in the Russian language | ||
| Гелена | gelena | - |
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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 Gelena
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