Gelvase Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gelvase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gelvase (24) may also be a first name.
Gelvase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelvase Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gelvase is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelvase? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gelvase is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gelvase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelvase reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent are found and Mara Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelvas | 92 | 604 | / |
| Gelvasser | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gelvasi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gelvace | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elvasie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gelvose | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guelvas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Galvase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selvasee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Galvasse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selvas | 77 | 1,581 | / |
| Elbase | 77 | 54 | / |
| Gilvas | 77 | 35 | / |
| Celvas | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gelvaz | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jelvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selvais | 71 | 401 | / |
| Gelvosa | 71 | 157 | / |
| Ghelbas | 71 | 26 | / |
| Elveasa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gelvesi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Selvash | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shgilvaser | 71 | 2 | / |
| Galvose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilvasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elwasie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelvazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galvaze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvace | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelvezy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elvosse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elwaset | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helwaser | 67 | 17 | / |
| Silvasie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Galvassi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Silvasce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Golvashi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghelbash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elvaissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eluasser | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gelvase
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