Gebb Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gebb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gebb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Gebb (34) may also be a first name.

Gebb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gebb occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gebb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebb? popularity and diffusion

Gebb is the 1,727,723rd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gebb are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gebb is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 34 people.

The surname Gebb is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 34 percent live, Hawaii, where 16 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Gebb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gebb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gebb surname rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gebb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gebb last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Gebb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $50,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gebbs8921/
Guebb891/
Goebb890/
Ebb86880/
Gibb7521,153/
Hebb754,014/
Gabb752,429/
Ebbs752,418/
Jebb751,312/
Gobb7572/
Zebb7544/
Sebb7535/
Yebb754/
Cebb752/
Eubb751/
Eebb751/
Ebbt751/
Gevb751/
Gebv751/
Gibbs67135,333/
Hebbs67227/
Zebbs6745/
Djebb6722/
Ghabb6714/
Heebb676/
Yebbs676/
Chebb674/
Guibb673/
Heibb672/
Jebbh671/
Gibbd671/
Gybbs671/
Siebb671/
Hebbd671/
Sehbb671/
Zeabb671/
Gibeb671/
Eibbs671/
Ehebb671/
Eeibb671/
Eabbs670/
Ghobb670/
Heabb670/
Jebbs670/

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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 Gebb
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