Gelou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gelou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gelou (115) may also be a first name.
Gelou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻮ) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gelou reside; 20 percent reside in Northern Europe and 20 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 115 people.
Gelou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,539,895. Outside of Greece this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 10 percent are found and Belgium, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻮ | kwlw | - |
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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 Gelou
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