Geleson Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Geleson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
Geleson (40) may also be a first name.
Geleson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geleson occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,006,539th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Geleson is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Geleson reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Geleson is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
The surname Geleson is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Geleson
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