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
The surname Gelvase occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gelvase.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelvase? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelvase is the 6,360,413th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. 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 widespread first name globally, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent are found and Mara Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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