Gelgelu Surname

226,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gelgelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelgelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gelgelu (1,625) may also be a first name.

Gelgelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelgelu occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gelgelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelgelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelgelu is the 226,224th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gelgelu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gelgelu is also the 191,495th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,625 people.

Gelgelu is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Besides Ethiopia Gelgelu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Gelgelu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelgelu surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Gelgelu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $38,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelelu9213/
Geletlu861/
Zelgelu861/
Elelu831,228/
Guelelou801/
Elghelou801/
Elhelu7712/
Elielu777/
Elyelu774/
Ellelu771/
Eleulu771/
Ghelejlou751/
Elhelou71723/
Elelout7114/
Helelou711/
Ngilelu711/
Elehelu711/
Elilu67687/
Ilelu6721/
Elhellou671/
Eleloutt671/

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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 Gelgelu
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