Gelva Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gelva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gelva (452) may also be a first name.

Gelva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelva (Hindi: गेलवा, Russian: Гельва) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gelva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelva? popularity and diffusion

Gelva is the 1,701,480th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Gelva occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Gelva are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gelva is also the 402,268th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 452 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,365,288. In Turkey it is most common in: Sanliurfa Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Turkey Gelva occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 39 percent live and Haiti, where 4 percent live.

Gelva Last Name Statistics demography

Gelva earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelvas91604/
Guelva9121/
Gelvaz915/
Gelvad911/
Gelvay911/
Elva891,434/
Guelvas831/
Selva8021,469/
Galva804,135/
Elvas803,375/
Gelua801,962/
Helva80735/
Celva80265/
Gilva80196/
Elvaz8072/
Gelba8068/
Elvay8032/
Golva8031/
Elvea8026/
Zelva8023/
Elvad806/
Ealva803/
Yelva802/
Elvau802/
Gelvo802/
Ielva801/
Elvai801/
Elvat801/
Elvah801/
Jelva801/
Eslva801/
Eilva801/
Guilva73670/
Sielva73124/
Gilvaz73121/
Chelva7356/
Selvaa7350/
Gelvey7338/
Elvaus7338/
Galvea7336/
Golvea7335/
Gilvas7335/
Helvai7328/
Helvas7327/
Gilvad7326/
Helvad7322/
Selvay7319/
Gilvat7311/
Galvau7310/
Elvaiz737/
Galvay735/
Seilva734/
Khelva733/
Galvai733/
Gelway733/
Jelvai733/
Selvai732/
Seelva732/
Helvay732/
Zelvay732/
Gellua732/
Galvaj732/
Helvaz732/
Celvai731/
Ellvad731/
Eslvat731/
Ghalva731/
Scelva731/
Sealva731/
Gelvoh731/
Elvais731/
Elveas731/
Ellvea731/
Gelbah731/
Jelvas731/
Ghelba731/
Selvau731/
Elviea731/
Galvaa731/
Glevaj731/
Selvea730/
Glevay730/
Elba673,228/
Elwa671,026/
Elua67521/
Gleveau67101/
Ilva6791/
Ghelbas6726/
Elvo6724/
Zelviea6714/
Gilvaiz679/
Eslvath678/
Ylva677/
Gecelwa675/
Geselwa673/
Selvaha673/
D'Selva672/
Chelvai671/
Gilvath671/
Gilveau671/
Gujlvad671/
Galveau671/

Gelva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelva in the Hindi language
गेलवाgelava-
Gelva in the Russian language
Гельваgelva-

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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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  • 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 Gelva
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