Gelewe Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Gelewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Gelewe (12) may also be a first name.
Gelewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelewe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelewe? popularity and diffusion
Gelewe is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Gelewe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelewe reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The last name Gelewe is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo Gelewe is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guelewe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngelewe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gelew | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gaelejwe | 86 | 182 | / |
| Gaeleywe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelebe | 83 | 376 | / |
| Gelewi | 83 | 356 | / |
| Zelewe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Gelewa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Selewe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Galewe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gelawe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Geliwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Geleve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gelever | 77 | 71 | / |
| Gelebhe | 77 | 39 | / |
| Geleeva | 77 | 16 | / |
| Galewei | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gelevey | 77 | 8 | / |
| Geleoue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jelewed | 77 | 4 | / |
| Galeywe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghelewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gelebeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghellew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgeleve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelewer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sielewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gueleve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geleway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaeliwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galejwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selewei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gilew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelhever | 71 | 77 | / |
| Gaelaiwe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngelewai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gheleway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guelewai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galawe | 67 | 927 | / |
| Golowe | 67 | 204 | / |
| Galiwe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gilawe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gelove | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gelevi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gelebi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Galowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Galeve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gelave | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giliwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zelebe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goliwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seleve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gelibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celeve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gileve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghélew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goleve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayleweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehlew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gelewe
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