Geh Surname

121,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Geh Surname User-submission:

The Geh surname originated from a small tribe in North West Cameroon called Esu. It derived from the animal antelope, which symbolizes elegance and grace. Everything these people do in life, they do it so it doesn't stain their reputation.

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Geh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4741:14,0901,929
Liberia8791:5,015611
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Malaysia2121:139,1248,838
Germany2091:385,19436,091
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Australia291:930,88655,860
England181:3,095,448105,421
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Geh (472) may also be a first name.

Geh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Geh surname originated from a small tribe in North West Cameroon called Esu. It derived from the animal antelope, which symbolizes elegance and grace. Everything these people do in life, they do it so it doesn't stain their reputation.

- gehalang

Geh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geh (Arabic: غيّه, Bengali: গেহ, Hindi: गेह) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,649th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,936,632 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Geh live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Geh is also the 391,811th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 472 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,474 people, or 1 in 14,090. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent live, Southwest Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 23 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Geh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geh surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geh surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Geh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning R 197,148 per year; in United States they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $36,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.96% more than the national average, earning $69,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueh862,705/
Gesh86240/
Gerh86213/
Gieh86185/
Gech86177/
Gheh86130/
Geyh8638/
Gedh863/
Geuh863/
Gehp862/
Gehz861/
Geph861/
Gehd861/
Hgeh861/
Ge802,240,943/
Guesh7513,878/
Guehe751,726/
Gueth75547/
Gheth75309/
Getch75202/
Gecht75186/
Giehr7584/
Guehy7582/
Geehr7561/
Geieh7561/
Giesh7555/
Ghieh7554/
Gueah7542/
Guech7519/
Geedh7511/
Guehr759/
Gueih757/
Ghehr757/
Gheha756/
Giech756/
Gehyi756/
Getsh755/
Gheah755/
Ghehe754/
Gehst754/
Geddh753/
Geech752/
Geesh752/
Geths752/
Gechp751/
Geych751/
Ggesh751/
Geheh751/
Guehh751/
Gehii751/
Gethz751/
Giehs751/
Ngehh751/
Ngehy751/
Gehdt751/
Gehts751/
Geyhs751/
Geshh751/
Gesht751/
Giehz751/
Gqgeh751/
Gueeh751/
Hgeth751/
Kgehh751/
Gehes750/
Gee6771,972/
Nge6752,265/
Gea6749,209/
Ger678,043/
Gha676,336/
Gey675,561/
Get675,388/
Gheith675,041/
Gie673,167/
Gez672,893/
Ged672,777/
Ghi672,725/
Ges671,393/
Ghe671,190/
Geç671,071/
Gej67612/
Gueths67341/
Gep67298/
Ghj67245/
Geč67244/
Geß67194/
Giesch67161/
Gih67124/
Gheeth67123/
Gheath67122/
Getsch67119/
Gje6721/
Gheash6720/
Gjh6716/
Gueich6714/
Ghy6714/
Gge6710/
Åge679/
Qge679/
Giehgi678/
Giecht676/
Gée676/
Cge676/
Guethz675/
Hge675/
Kge674/
Ghé674/
Gyh674/
Guerrh673/
Ngheah673/
Guehch673/
Geehoy672/
Gheich672/
Ghè672/
Guetch672/
Geeghe671/
Gehett671/
Gehijd671/
Ggeesh671/
Gueyth671/
Gheths671/
Ngheeh671/
Geesch671/
Gehová671/
Guesch671/
Gèe671/
Geć671/
Geš671/
Gheher671/
Gheshh671/
Gheadh671/
Geyshs671/
Gëe671/
Gueash671/
Gueher671/
Gueith671/
Gehtts670/
Gessch670/

Geh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geh in the Bengali language
গেহgeha-
Geh in the Hindi language
गेहgeha-
Geh in the Arabic language
غيّهghyh-
غيهghyh-

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