Gaheen Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Gaheen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaheen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Gaheen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaheen (Marathi: गहेन) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gaheen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaheen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 466,165th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. The surname Gaheen occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gaheen reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Gaheen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaheen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaheen Last Name Statistics demography

Gaheen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeen91403/
Goheen832,915/
Gaeene8318/
Gaejen830/
Gaeeene779/
Gaeisen771/
Gaein736/
Goeen730/
Goeene6725/
Goehen6719/
Gaeain674/
Gaeine672/
Goeend671/
Goejen671/
Goeean671/
Gohein671/
Geehin670/
Geuijen62111/
Goeijen622/
Gaoyien621/
Gahiyon621/
Gaujiene571/
Gögen55904/
Göyen5545/
Goein555/
Ghaeithne531/
Goeing50143/
Goeind502/
Ghoeim501/

Gaheen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaheen in the Marathi language
गहेनgahena-

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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 Gaheen
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