Geher Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Geher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1031:82,67412,370
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Gehér (75) & Géher (21) are calculated separately.

Geher (36) may also be a first name.

Geher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geher is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gehér or Géher. Click here for further potential spellings of Geher.

How Common Is The Last Name Geher? popularity and diffusion

Geher is the 1,025,894th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Geher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Geher are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Geher is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 82,674. In Austria Geher is mostly found in: Vienna, where 56 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 34 percent reside and Carinthia, where 9 percent reside. Not including Austria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Geher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geher surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Geher earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,157 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehér9375/
Géher9321/
Gehier9111/
Gaeher911/
Gieher911/
Goeher910/
Geyhert830/
Geier8026,823/
Goher805,983/
Ghier80252/
Göher80237/
Geear80152/
Gaher8091/
Gehir8043/
Gäher8039/
Geeir804/
Gieer804/
Gyeer803/
Gaeer803/
Giher802/
Goeer801/
Ghyer801/
Geeer800/
Gohier734,705/
Geijer73609/
Guiher73356/
Gaheyr73197/
Gahier7374/
Ghoher7349/
Guyher7321/
Geeerd7320/
Gejjer7319/
Ngiher7313/
Ghaher739/
Gaeier738/
Gejger737/
Goheir734/
Gaeear732/
Hgoher731/
Gögeer731/
Gehire731/
Geieer731/
Geithr731/
Gieier731/
Gojher731/
Guehir731/
Gihere731/
Gaheir731/
Göğeer731/
Ghuier730/
Gehirt730/
Gouhier671,422/
Geir67451/
Gäer6736/
Gjer6723/
Gaihier6717/
Göer6714/
Ghaeear672/
Geijere672/
Gojgeer671/
Gujjeer671/

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