Geleta Surname

16,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Geleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia31,7131:3,076528
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Slovakia2431:21,9613,555
Russia2171:664,16257,219
Hungary1341:73,2567,447
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Poland1201:316,74036,993
Canada1011:364,80832,793
France531:1,253,259128,888
Czechia451:236,29932,568
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Geleta (209,796) may also be a first name.

Geleta Last Name Facts

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

Geleta (Russian: Гелета) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geleta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geleta is the 16,707th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 219,267 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Geleta live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Geleta is also the 4,978th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 209,796 people.

The surname Geleta is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 31,713 people, or 1 in 3,076. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Geleta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Geleta surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Geleta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning 308,082 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.72% more than the national average, earning R 365,304 per year; in United States they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $50,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieleta92242/
Gelleta9259/
Geletta9252/
Ngeleta9240/
Gheleta9224/
Gueleta921/
Geletai921/
Geletoa921/
Goeleta921/
Geletha920/
Eleta911,110/
Gelletta8617/
Geleitau8612/
Gielleta865/
Ngeleata861/
Gueletta861/
Geleto833,728/
Galeta833,632/
Heleta831,355/
Gileta83422/
Seleta83382/
Goleta83368/
Esleta83261/
Eletta83226/
Elleta83207/
Gelata83124/
Gelety83109/
Gelete8358/
Gelota8329/
Elesta8319/
Eletha8317/
Elieta8313/
Gelita8312/
Jeleta839/
Celeta837/
Eleita834/
Zeleta834/
Elgeta832/
Eletai832/
Yeleta832/
Eletat832/
Eleyta831/
Eleuta831/
Ehleta831/
Eletaj831/
Eleeta831/
Elheta831/
Geletaova801/
Galleta771,924/
Galetta771,406/
Giletta771,106/
Gielata77377/
Gelista77366/
Galieta77273/
Galeata77166/
Geletey77118/
Celetta77103/
Gilleta7759/
Gelette7750/
Goletta7744/
Geletei7741/
Ngelete7741/
Kheleta7736/
Geletiy7734/
Seleita7732/
Gilheta7730/
Geleyte7726/
Galheta7725/
Geletej7724/
Giełeta7724/
Ngeleto7721/
Geletti7720/
Seletha7718/
Gelotah7716/
Gholeta7716/
Geleteh7711/
Elietha779/
Elhetta779/
Elestad777/
Ehileta777/
Gelitaa777/
Ngeleti776/
Gelotai776/
Heletta775/
Geleati774/
Ellieta774/
Geletou774/
Gehlota773/
Yelleta773/
Gelotaj773/
Gelatai773/
Galetha772/
Geletis772/
Cheleta772/
Zeleita772/
Gelleto772/
Giletat772/
Geletie772/
Ngelita771/
Jieleta771/
Eleetha771/
Eleitah771/
Guelete771/
Gelitha771/
Gelotha771/
Galoeta771/
Goletha771/
Geletto771/
Helieta771/
Seleyta771/
Selehta771/
Gelitoa771/
Gelotau771/
Golleta771/
Gielota771/
Gaelota771/
Galetea771/
Galeeta771/
Eleitas771/
Euletha771/
Celeyta771/
Eulieta771/
Ghelita771/
Geelita771/
Guelita771/
Seletta770/
Ellesta770/
Euletta770/
Elita733,610/
Eleto73434/
Ileta73257/
Elyta73102/
Jleta7316/
Galletta714,526/
Ellestad71864/
Galietta71793/
Guelette71107/
Gilletta7153/
Gallieta7129/
Goloetah7116/
Gueletii715/
Geletich714/
Galhieta714/
Ngiletta714/
Gelotaai713/
Golletta712/
Galeteau712/
Jelletta711/
Hellesta711/
Esleitah711/
Galettea711/
Ghelette711/
Ghilieta711/
Seleetha711/
Yelletai711/
Heleszta711/
Gelistas711/
Gelita'a711/
Geleitei711/
Galleita711/
Ceeletta711/
Sehletha711/
Geylette710/
Jelita675,504/
Galata675,205/
Elitaş674,657/
Isleta672,092/
Gelito671,970/
Golota671,792/
Selita671,069/
Eletto67814/
Galota67795/
Galita67606/
Eletuo67602/
Golita67527/
Seleto67369/
Zelita67258/
Gilete67254/
Galeto67250/
Ghisletta67235/
Eslita67208/
Helita67182/
Golata67174/
Ellyta67167/
Giglietta67162/
Elista67160/
Hyleta67141/
Yelita67133/
Jellestad67131/
Geloto6784/
Galleteau6781/
Ellita6774/
Gitlestad6764/
Hellestad6758/
Elitas6754/
Elytha6749/
Sileta6744/
Celita6741/
Jileta6719/
Cileta6717/
Elitha6716/
Ehlita6715/
Gallietta6711/
Gilata6710/
Galéta679/
Hileta679/
Elitoa678/
Goleto677/
Eleito677/
Gileto676/
Ilesta676/
Gilita676/
Iletha675/
Elleto675/
Gilota675/
Elaita675/
Eliota674/
Eleeto674/
Yoleta673/
Eletou673/
Elgita672/
Geliti672/
Celeto672/
Eloita672/
Zileta672/
Elitat672/
Iletta671/
Elesto671/
Eletot671/
Elitah671/
Elitai671/
Ettlestad671/
Ellestead671/
Eloyta671/
Geletýová671/
Yeleto671/
Uileta671/
Eilita671/
Ileyta671/
Seilletta671/
Gelite671/
Gilety671/
Elitea671/
Elitta671/
Elhita671/
Eletoz671/
Esleto671/
Eulita671/
Yelyta671/
Ylleta671/
Gesleiter671/
Ileita671/
Ellestadt670/
Guysletta670/
Geslettee670/

Geleta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geleta in the Russian language
Гелетаgeleta-

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