Ghelly Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ghelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ghelly (31) may also be a first name.
Ghelly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghelly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghelly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻠﻲ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghelly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghelly are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 31 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Ghelly is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent are found and Guidimagha Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Mauritania Ghelly is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghelly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghelly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻠﻲ | qly | 88.89 |
| ﻗﻞ | ql | 11.11 |
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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 Ghelly
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