Geeya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Geeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Geeya (24) may also be a first name.
Geeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻳﻪ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Geeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geeya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Geeya is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Geeya reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 24 people.
The surname Geeya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Geeya is most numerous in: Luuka District, where 50 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 14 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻳﻪ | kryh | - |
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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 Geeya
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