Gelgela Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gelgela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Gelgela (37) may also be a first name.
Gelgela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelgela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelgela is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gelgela.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelgela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelgela are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gelgela is found in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Gelgela
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