Gelima Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gelima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gélima (2) are calculated separately.
Gelima (102) may also be a first name.
Gelima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelima (Marathi: गेलीमा, Oriya: େଗଲିମା) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant: Gélima. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Gelima reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 935,178th most common given name throughout the world, held by 102 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 92 percent reside and Malacca, where 8 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelima in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗଲିମା | egalima | - |
| Gelima in the Marathi language | ||
| गेलीमा | gelima | - |
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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 Gelima
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