Gegha Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Gegha (11) may also be a first name.
Gegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gegha (Hindi: गेघा, Marathi: गेघा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gegha? popularity and diffusion
Gegha is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Gegha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gegha are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
Gegha is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Gegha is most common in: Delta, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gegha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gegha in the Hindi language | ||
| गेघा | gegha | - |
| Gegha in the Marathi language | ||
| गेघा | gegha | - |
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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 Gegha
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