Geems Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Geems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Geems Last Name Facts

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

Geems occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Geems.

How Common Is The Last Name Geems? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geems is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Geems is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Geems live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Geems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geems last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getems9119/
Gesems910/
Gems891,568/
Eems896/
Gettems8328/
Goheems830/
Geens805,150/
Heems80333/
Jeems8043/
Gemst8040/
Guems805/
Gehms805/
Ngems803/
Gemså801/
Gemse801/
Ghems801/
Geims800/
Ieems800/
Gemsh800/
Guettems779/
Ems751,445/
Gms7510/
Geense73365/
Gemsch7388/
Gheens7336/
Geûens7325/
Getens7322/
Heemst7320/
Heemsh738/
Gettms733/
Guemse732/
Gemshe731/
Gueams731/
Geenst731/
Ehhems731/
Geimms730/
Emms674,643/
Gens673,379/
Hems671,241/
Ehms67313/
Gettens67276/
Gims67204/
Geysens67199/
Guetens67124/
Emsh67122/
Eims67105/
Emst6778/
Giemsch6764/
Emse6760/
Gemsová6726/
Getensh6725/
Geitens6722/
Eams6721/
Eyms6716/
Emås6711/
Goheens6710/
Giesens678/
Iems674/
Gemz673/
Emss672/
Gyms672/
Gmsh672/
Gjms671/
Guettms671/
Gmse671/
Cgms671/
Emsj671/
Emsd671/
Etms671/
Esms671/
Ngms671/
Emsø671/
Kgms671/
Eums670/

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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 Geems
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