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Where Does The Last Name Gelu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gelu (Bengali: গেলু, Hindi: गेलू, Marathi: गेलू, Oriya: େଗଲୁ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gélu. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 280,606^th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name Gelu is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Gelu reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 67,345^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 8,676 people.

The surname Gelu is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 272,679. In Indonesia Gelu is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 75 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 9 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Gelu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gelu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelu last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gelu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gelu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 77.15% less than the national average, earning R 54,300 per year and in United States they earn 35.89% less than the national average, earning $27,662 USD per year.