Gelesi Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Gelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Gelesi (15) may also be a first name.

Gelesi Last Name Facts

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

Gelesi (Russian: Гэлэси) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelesi is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gelesi are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gelesi is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Gelesi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Gelesi Last Name Statistics demography

Gelesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.33% less than the national average, earning R 99,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelesits8626/
Gelese83346/
Geleji8339/
Gilesi8332/
Gelezi8322/
Gelisi8312/
Jelesi834/
Jelesić77260/
Selesai7761/
Seleisi7759/
Gelezis775/
Gelises774/
Celesci771/
Selesie771/
Gielese771/
Gelisip771/
Gigliesi7133/
Jelesitz7122/
Jelesits716/
Seleisie711/
Geleseah711/
Gelege67183/
Selese67139/
Gelize6758/
Gelise6747/
Selisi6744/
Gilisi6743/
Zeleji6736/
Gelige6734/
Gilese678/
Jelisi678/
Selezi678/
Gelheiser677/
Geligi675/
Geleze674/
Celezi673/
Zelisi673/
Jelese673/
Jelezi672/
Gelizi672/
Selesy671/
Jilesi671/
Geliji671/
Gilegi671/
Geleje671/
Zelese671/
Zelegi671/

Gelesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelesi in the Russian language
Гэлэсиgelesi-

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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 Gelesi
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