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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghelly? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghelly reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 31 people.
The surname Ghelly is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent live and Guidimagha Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live.
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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- 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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