Gelova Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Gelova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 207 | 1:33,715 | 2,607 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Gelová (80) are calculated separately.
Gelova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gelova (Arabic: جلفي, Russian: Гелова) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gelová. Click here for other possible spellings of Gelova.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelova is the 1,092,155th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gelova live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 33,715. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia Province, where 23 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 23 percent live and Montana Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelova in the Russian language | ||
| Гелова | gelova | - |
| Gelova in the Arabic language | ||
| جلفي | jlfy | - |
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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 Gelova
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