Gilapi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gilapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Gilapi (34) may also be a first name.

Gilapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilapi (Marathi: िगलापी, Oriya: ଗିଲାପୀ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilapi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gilapi reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 34 people.

The surname Gilapi is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilapit925/
Guilapi921/
Gilaspi921/
Ilapi9190/
Ielapi83875/
Gulapi83494/
Ailapi83125/
Gilape8369/
Gilapa8338/
Silapi8325/
Ilapit8318/
Jilapi836/
Gelapi833/
Cilapi833/
Ilapie831/
Goggilapi801/
Guggilapi801/
Gilapay77176/
Silapei77148/
Aillapi77138/
Gulappi7746/
Gülyapi7739/
Gilaspy7728/
Gilaphe7721/
Hilapit7716/
Silapui7714/
Silapie7710/
Gullapi779/
Silaphi779/
Jhilapi775/
Hilapio773/
Ghilape772/
Gulaphi772/
Chilapi772/
Gilapet771/
Ilapait771/
Cilapiy771/
Gulapai771/
Gulapie771/
Gelappi771/
Silaupi771/
Gelapit771/
Silapai771/
Silaipi771/
Guggilaapi753/
Ilapa73366/
Ilape7331/
Elapi7321/
Silaphai71166/
Chilapiy7117/
Ailaphiy719/
Gullappi714/
Gullapai714/
Gilasper711/
Sailapiy711/
Gilaspee710/
Gillapey710/
Ailapa672,514/
Zilape671,708/
Illapa671,493/
Jilapa67556/
Elaphi67386/
Silape67255/
Gelape67137/
Jelapi6744/
Silopi6725/
Ilaupa6720/
Selapi6719/
Silapy6713/
Gulape6712/
Guilaspes6711/
Yilapa6711/
Ellapi679/
Hilapa679/
Helapi678/
Ielape677/
Ilappa675/
Elyapi674/
Hilape674/
Elapis673/
Celapi672/
Zilapa671/
Chilapith671/
Ilopio671/
Gelepi671/
Gilopa671/
Ilaipa671/
Khilaphai671/

Gilapi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilapi in the Oriya language
ଗିଲାପୀgilapi-
Gilapi in the Marathi language
िगलापीigalapi-

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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 Gilapi
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