Guelao Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Guelao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guelao Last Name Facts

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

Guelao is found most frequently in Chad. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 695,980th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Guelao live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname Guelao is most widely held in Chad, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Excluding Chad it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelaou922/
Gueslao921/
Gelao91579/
Guilao83517/
Geslao8344/
Geliao835/
Quelao831/
Gbelao831/
Gelaho831/
Guilhao7745/
Gueloua7726/
Guilaou7724/
Queliao7713/
Guilaho777/
Gelahoj772/
Queleao771/
Gueloha771/
Quielao771/
Geloa73110/
Gilao7334/
Guilahou71120/
Guelouaz716/
Kouelaho711/
Guelouah711/
Guealoua711/
Goueloua711/
Guelouat711/
Quilao671,665/
Cuilao67136/
Gislao67108/
Guilahoux6774/
Goilao6715/
Gilaou674/
Ngilao671/
Gesloa671/
Gaylao671/
Guelouach671/

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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 Guelao
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