Gelvasi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gelvasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelvasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gelvasi (12) may also be a first name.

Gelvasi Last Name Facts

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

Gelvasi (Georgian: გელვასი) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gelvasi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelvasi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Gelvasi is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gelvasi are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gelvasi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname Gelvasi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 40 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelvesi869/
Gelvase869/
Elvasie862/
Gilvasi861/
Gelvazi861/
Galvassi809/
Golvashi802/
Elbasi7766/
Elwasi771/
Gelvasser753/
Selvashyi751/
Helvaci7110,249/
Gelvosa71157/
Elwassi71138/
Silvasi71127/
Elveasa7114/
Elbassi7110/
Gilvazi7110/
Celvaji714/
Yelbasi714/
Gelvace713/
Galvase711/
Elwashi711/
Eluassi711/
Elbashi711/
Elwasie711/
Gelvose711/
Elbaissi67170/
Ghilvaci6769/
Silvashi6720/
Galuasih6713/
Silvasie679/
Selvasee674/
Ghalvazi674/
Elbhassi674/
Elhbassi671/
Golveisi671/
Elvaissa671/
Glebashi671/
Elwasiaa671/
Galvasse671/

Gelvasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelvasi in the Georgian language
გელვასიgelvasi-

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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 Gelvasi
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