Gelle Surname
Approximately 20,268 people bear this surname
Gelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 9,001 | 1:389 | 55 |
| Somalia | 7,352 | 1:1,830 | 183 |
| Philippines | 1,010 | 1:100,236 | 17,494 |
| France | 585 | 1:113,543 | 17,037 |
| Kenya | 481 | 1:96,008 | 8,500 |
| Tanzania | 446 | 1:118,703 | 11,347 |
| United States | 392 | 1:924,640 | 69,378 |
| India | 317 | 1:2,419,765 | 78,066 |
| Mauritius | 154 | 1:8,399 | 1,768 |
| Hungary | 116 | 1:84,623 | 8,437 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Gellé (49) are calculated separately.
Gelle (2,097) may also be a first name.
Gelle Demographics
Gelle Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelle (Arabic: جله, Russian: Гелле) is carried by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Gellé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelle? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,544th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 359,559 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gelle reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Gelle is also the 164,325th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 2,097 people.
Gelle is most frequently occurring in Somaliland, where it is carried by 9,001 people, or 1 in 389. Aside from Somaliland it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Gelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gelle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelle surname rose 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gelle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gelle last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Gelle are 10.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Gelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning 214,543 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 152.73% more than the national average, earning R 600,588 per year; in United States they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $39,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.05% less than the national average, earning $26,805 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelle in the Russian language | ||
| Гелле | gelle | - |
| Gelle in the Arabic language | ||
| جله | jlh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelle
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