Gelua Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gelua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3851:73,09612,591
Papua New Guinea5421:15,0441,457
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gelua (379) may also be a first name.

Gelua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gelua Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gelua (Hindi: गेलुआ) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gelua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 210,379th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. The surname Gelua occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Gelua are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 445,512th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 379 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 73,096. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Bicol, where 40 percent live, National Capital Region, where 23 percent live and Calabarzon, where 21 percent live. Barring The Philippines Gelua exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelua9127/
Gellua912/
Elua89521/
Glua89166/
Ngielua831/
Selua805,242/
Gilua801,241/
Eluay80152/
Gelva80115/
Yelua80110/
Gelwa8097/
Gelba8068/
Jelua8060/
Helua8026/
Gluas808/
Geluo806/
Eluas806/
Zelua804/
Elwua804/
Elhua804/
Eilua803/
Ellua802/
Gluah801/
Gllua801/
Gluea801/
Gluha801/
Saelua73155/
Khelua7325/
Heluaa739/
Jeluha737/
Heluea734/
Chelua734/
Gelway733/
Gaylua732/
Guelwa732/
Seelua732/
Hellua731/
Gelvay731/
Glouha731/
Gillua731/
Elluas731/
Gelbah731/
Gelwat731/
Eliuay731/
Elwuea731/
Eilyua731/
Sellua731/
Heluha731/
Eluo674,166/
Elba673,228/
Elva671,434/
Elwa671,026/
Ilua67139/
Selyuha6728/
Yelluas6715/
Saeluea6712/
Gluhaić677/
Ojielua676/
Cheluah674/
Glwa674/
Gluo673/
Elwouha672/
Giluatt672/
Slua672/
Glba672/
Ylua671/
Tgelbay671/
Escelua671/
Helyuha671/

Gelua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelua in the Hindi language
गेलुआgelu'a-

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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
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  • 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 Gelua
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