Gehen Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel911:94,04010,977
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Gehen (25) may also be a first name.

Gehen Last Name Facts

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

Gehen is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gehen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gehen is the 1,159,732nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Gehen reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 25 people.

Gehen is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 94,040. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 30 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found and Northern District, where 18 percent are found. Not including Israel this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Gehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gehen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Gehen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehenn9141/
Goehen9119/
Geehen913/
Gehien912/
Gehein911/
Geheen910/
Geihsen832/
Gehisen831/
Geeheen830/
Gehin803,031/
Gaeen80403/
Gahen80179/
Gohen80147/
Ghien803/
Ghyen803/
Gieen803/
Gihen801/
Geean801/
Goeen800/
Geischen777/
Geisen733,051/
Nghien73528/
Nghyen73481/
Guihen73152/
Geißen7346/
Gehing7321/
Geijen7312/
Gehain7312/
Gahein7312/
Gjeten735/
Giheng733/
Ngyhen732/
Ghieng731/
Gieien731/
Guyhen731/
Goeean731/
Gohien731/
Goëhen731/
Geiten731/
Geicen731/
Gohenn731/
Gohein731/
Gahhen730/
Geischenk711/
Gein67914/
Ghienne67275/
Geissen67234/
Guiheen67167/
Göen6716/
Gjessen6714/
Gueheim673/
Gjen673/
Goeijen672/
Gyetten671/
Geithnn671/
Geisend671/
Guieten671/
Nguyehn671/
Gehisem671/
Gouhien671/
Ghaiyen671/
Gehoing670/
Gahayen670/
Gahahen670/

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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 Gehen
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