Gomelya Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Gomelya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
Gomelya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gomelya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gomelya (Russian: Гомеля) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gomelya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gomelya is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gomelya live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia Gomelya is primarily concentrated in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 77 percent live, Moscow, where 12 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 12 percent live. Apart from Russia Gomelya is found in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 32 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gomelya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gomelya in the Russian language | ||
| Гомеля | gomela | - |
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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 Gomelya
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