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 found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Geeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Geeya is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Geeya live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Geeya is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
Geeya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Geeya is primarily concentrated in: Luuka District, where 50 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 14 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Uganda Geeya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.
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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