Gelenava Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Gelenava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelenava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1711:21,9043,861
Abkhazia1611:1,508361
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gelenava Last Name Facts

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

Gelenava (Georgian: გელენავა, Russian: Геленава) is found most in Georgia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gelenava.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelenava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 737,137th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Gelenava are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

It is most widely held in Georgia, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 21,904. In Georgia Gelenava is most frequent in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 74 percent live, Tbilisi, where 19 percent live and Imereti, where 4 percent live. Aside from Georgia Gelenava exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 41 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Gelenava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gelenava last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gelenava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gelenava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelenava in the Georgian language
გელენავაgelenava-
Gelenava in the Russian language
Геленаваgelenava-

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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
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  • 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 Gelenava
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