Geghe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Geghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Geghe (10) may also be a first name.
Geghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geghe (Marathi: गेघे) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geghe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geghe is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Geghe live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
Geghe is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Geghe is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geghe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geghe in the Marathi language | ||
| गेघे | geghe | - |
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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 Geghe
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