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

The surname Gelua (Hindi: गेलुआ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gelua is the 210,379th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,714,346 people. The surname Gelua is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Gelua reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gelua is also the 445,512th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 379 people.

The last name Gelua is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 73,096. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 40 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 23 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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