Gelma Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Gelma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 140 | 1:333,943 | 19,434 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Gelmà (2) are calculated separately.
Gelma (2,612) may also be a first name.
Gelma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gelma (Arabic: جلمي) occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Gelmà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelma? popularity and diffusion
Gelma is the 1,333,288th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gelma live; 84 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent live in Iberian Europe. Gelma is also the 143,808th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 2,612 people.
The surname Gelma is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 333,943. In Spain Gelma is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 100 percent live. Other than Spain this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelma in the Arabic language | ||
| جلمي | jlmy | - |
| جيلما | jylma | - |
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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 Gelma
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