Geb Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Geb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Germany1171:688,08152,903
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Geb (2,197) may also be a first name.

Geb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geb (Hindi: गेब, Marathi: गेब, Oriya: େଗବ) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geb? popularity and diffusion

Geb is the 189,971st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,278,248 people. The surname Geb is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Geb reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 159,737th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 2,197 people.

The surname Geb is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Beside Ethiopia this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Geb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geb last name rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geb surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Geb earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $48,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.78% more than the national average, earning $73,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geib868,283/
Goeb86589/
Gieb86487/
Gaeb86451/
Gebs86223/
Geeb86152/
Gehb86128/
Gheb8661/
Gebh8632/
Gueb8626/
Ngeb8618/
Geyb8615/
Zgeb869/
Geéb868/
Gebz866/
Gejb862/
Gebt862/
Qgeb862/
Hgeb861/
Cgeb861/
Gebd861/
Sgeb861/
Xgeb861/
Gebp861/
Gesb861/
Jgeb860/
Eb802,894/
Ghaeb75764/
Guebs75146/
Gheab7596/
Gueib7532/
Gheeb7526/
Gheib7515/
Giebs7512/
Geyob757/
Geeab754/
Geebs753/
Ngeeb752/
Gheub752/
Ngieb751/
Gebsh751/
Gaaeb751/
Ghieb751/
Shgeb751/
Gebss750/
Giebz750/
Zeb6760,721/
Gab672,802/
Seb672,307/
Göb671,523/
Jeb671,305/
Heb671,126/
Gob671,060/
Eib67859/
Yeb67652/
Ceb67526/
Gib67523/
Ebs67317/
Gep67298/
Eyb67238/
Gäb67237/
Eub67217/
Esb67106/
Geheeb67100/
Gev6790/
Gew6781/
Gebova6734/
Gebová6732/
Gayyeb6716/
Ebd6715/
Eab6714/
Gehaib679/
Gîb678/
Etb678/
Ebh678/
Gef677/
Gjb675/
Eeb675/
Gyb675/
Ejb675/
Ehb675/
Ieb675/
Ebp674/
Ebz674/
Ebt674/
Gebowa671/
Guessb671/
Ghebch671/
Gaayeb671/
Giebsz671/

Geb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geb in the Marathi language
गेबgeba-
Geb in the Hindi language
गेबgeba90
जेबjeba10
Geb in the Oriya language
େଗବegaba75
େଗବ୍egab25

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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 Geb
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