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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelvase? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelvase reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gelvase is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Gelvase is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent reside and Mara Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
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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