Gelvas Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Gelvas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 602 | 1:87,943 | 8,885 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gelvas (635) may also be a first name.
Gelvas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelvas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelvas (Georgian: გელვას) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelvas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelvas is the 534,162nd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelvas live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,269th most common first name on earth, held by 635 people.
Gelvas is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 602 people, or 1 in 87,943. In Tanzania Gelvas is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 21 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 20 percent live and Singida Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Gelvas is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gelvas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gelvas in the Georgian language | ||
| გელვას | gelvas | - |
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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 Gelvas
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