Gaeseb Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gaeseb Surname User-submission:

The surname Gaeseb is a short form of the surname ǂGaeseb. The click consonant ǂ has been removed by the colonial masters, as they could not pronounce the sharp palatal consonants (ǂ) used in the Khoekhoe language spoken in Namibia and some parts of South Africa.

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Gaeseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4161:5,7921,123
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gaeseb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gaeseb is a short form of the surname ǂGaeseb. The click consonant ǂ has been removed by the colonial masters, as they could not pronounce the sharp palatal consonants (ǂ) used in the Khoekhoe language spoken in Namibia and some parts of South Africa. It has two possible meanings:

1. From ǂgaeseb, which refers to the new growth on the trees.

2. From ǂgaeb, meaning 'leaf'. Therefore the surname means 'ear' or 'one who has the ear'.

- wenzelgaeseb

Gaeseb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaeseb occurs most in Namibia. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaeseb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 701,000th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname Gaeseb occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaeseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 5,792. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 44 percent reside, Kunene Region, where 31 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gaiseb8353/
Gasseb8315/
Gaseeb835/
Ghaseb834/
Gazeeb834/
Haeseb833/
Gauseb832/
Ghasseb7717/
Gauiseb774/
Ghaseeb771/
Goaiseb771/
Gasseab771/
Ghazeeb771/
Eiseb73800/
Goseb73295/
Aseeb73158/
Auseb7385/
Gasep7383/
Gasab7313/
Gasib736/
Gazeb735/
Yeseb734/
Euseb733/
Aiseb732/
Gesab732/
Asieb732/
Aezeb731/
Gezeb731/
Gasob731/
Haseeb6726,304/
Ghasab671,302/
Hoeseb67899/
Gassab67763/
Ghasib67411/
Hasieb67285/
Eiaseb67104/
Hauseb6748/
Gassib6726/
Asheeb6719/
Gashab6718/
Ghesab6715/
Yeseab6710/
Gosebh674/
Haseab674/
Aiaseb672/
Ghasob672/
Gaisev671/
Gaysev671/
Asseeb671/
Gessab671/
Haiseb671/
Goesev671/
Haseib671/
Heiseb671/
Gassob670/
Gaseip670/

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