Gelwa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062

Gelwa (40) may also be a first name.

Gelwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelwa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gelwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Gelwa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Gelwa are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

Gelwa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea Gelwa is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 72 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Gelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Gelwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.09% less than the national average, earning R 35,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelway913/
Guelwa912/
Gelwat911/
Glwa894/
Gelua801,962/
Selwa80956/
Gilwa80158/
Zelwa80114/
Gelba8068/
Glewa8015/
Glway8010/
Jelwa806/
Gelwy801/
Ngehelwa771/
Gellwatz771/
Guelwatt770/
Selway732,540/
Ngilwa73180/
Guelwe7360/
Ngelua7327/
Selwah7325/
Gilway7324/
Sehlwa7316/
Sielwa736/
Gilwai734/
Gleway734/
Gaelwe732/
Gellua732/
Cellwa732/
Gelweh731/
Zelway731/
Gilwah731/
Glewad731/
Jelwad731/
Sellwa731/
Djelwa731/
Jelwah731/
Gelbah731/
Selwai731/
Glua67166/
Gillway6743/
Zelwach6717/
Zellway678/
Sellway676/
Sehlwai673/
Glba672/
Slwa672/
Gilewai671/
Zlwa671/
Ngleway671/
Ngielua671/
Glwy671/
Gleweah671/
Gilwaha671/
Ghlwaay671/
Dzielwa671/
Tgelbay671/
Ghlwash671/

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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 Gelwa
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