Gelja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Gelja (13) may also be a first name.
Gelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gelja is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gelja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gelja is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gelja reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 13 people.
The surname Gelja is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Sweden Gelja is found in one country. It is also common in Kosovo, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gelja
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