Gegg Surname

296,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Gegg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7561:479,44340,632
Germany2121:379,74335,740
England1481:376,47326,505
Australia541:499,92037,885
Austria521:163,75821,504
Belize231:15,4551,591
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Gegg (11) may also be a first name.

Gegg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gegg is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 296,943rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,675,659 people. The surname Gegg is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Gegg are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

Gegg is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 479,443. In The United States Gegg is primarily found in: Missouri, where 25 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Gegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gegg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gegg surname expanded 1,145 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gegg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gegg surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gegg surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.81% being registered to vote for the party.

Gegg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geggs892/
Egg862,062/
Geg86143/
Hegg752,869/
Eggs751,465/
Gigg75836/
Gieg75369/
Zegg75198/
Jegg75130/
Geig7569/
Gegő7530/
Segg7515/
Ngeg7511/
Gøeg7510/
Eigg757/
Dgeg754/
Eggø753/
Geeg753/
Gegs753/
Eegg752/
Yegg752/
Gueg752/
Gesg751/
Eugg751/
Gegh751/
Qgeg751/
Eggq751/
Eggt751/
Gegz751/
Iegg751/
Cegg750/
Gueggue731/
Eg676,246/
Heggs671,199/
Giggs67769/
Gaigg67587/
Heggø6790/
Eggue6741/
Åsegg6735/
Gegue6726/
Ziegg6717/
Seagg6715/
Geigk678/
Ghegh678/
Chegg677/
Geigh677/
Ngegh675/
Heggt674/
Eiggs674/
Geegh673/
Gehig672/
Jeegg672/
Guigg671/
Giigg671/
Eeggs671/
Jeggt671/
Eggic671/
Giggx671/
Häegg671/
Ngekg671/
Zhegg671/
Geieg671/
Ieggg671/
Gjggg671/
Eggik671/
Giggz671/
Dgecg671/
Jeggs670/
Zeugg670/
Eggph670/
Siegg670/
Seegg670/
Giesg670/
Seigg670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gegg
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