Geleya Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Geleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Geleya (37) may also be a first name.
Geleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geleya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻴﻪ, Oriya: େଗେଲୟା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Geleya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geleya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Geleya are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 84 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Geleya is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename globally It is held by 37 people.
Geleya is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Geleya is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 85 percent are found, Manus, where 9 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geleya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geleya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻴﻪ | klyh | - |
| Geleya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗେଲୟା | egelaya | - |
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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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