Geleo Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Geleo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 36 | 1:122,459 | 9,313 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Geleo (15) may also be a first name.
Geleo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geleo (Arabic: جليو) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Geleo reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Geleo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 122,459. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Liberia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geleo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geleo in the Arabic language | ||
| جليو | jlyw | - |
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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 Geleo
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