Gelwa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Gelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
Gelwa (40) may also be a first name.
Gelwa Demographics
Average Gelwa Salary in
South Africa
R 35,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gelwa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gelwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,882,912th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Gelwa are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gelwa is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name globally, held by 40 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 72 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 8 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelway | 91 | 3 | / |
| Guelwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gelwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gelua | 80 | 1,962 | / |
| Selwa | 80 | 956 | / |
| Gilwa | 80 | 158 | / |
| Zelwa | 80 | 114 | / |
| Gelba | 80 | 68 | / |
| Glewa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Glway | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jelwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gelwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngehelwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gellwatz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guelwatt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Selway | 73 | 2,540 | / |
| Ngilwa | 73 | 180 | / |
| Guelwe | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ngelua | 73 | 27 | / |
| Selwah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gilway | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sehlwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gilwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gleway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaelwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gellua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cellwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gelweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glewad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sellwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djelwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glua | 67 | 166 | / |
| Gillway | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zelwach | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zellway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sellway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sehlwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngleway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngielua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghlwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzielwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgelbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghlwash | 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 Gelwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis