Gehn Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1441:559,06646,014
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gehn (15) may also be a first name.

Gehn Last Name Facts

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

Gehn (Hindi: गेहन) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gehn.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehn? popularity and diffusion

Gehn is the 912,827th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Gehn live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gehn is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

Gehn is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 559,066. In Germany Gehn is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany Gehn exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Gehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gehn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gehn surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehn surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

Gehn earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.09% more than the national average, earning $53,976 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guehn8910/
Gaehn898/
Gehng894/
Giehn892/
Goehn891/
Gehnt890/
Gehnn890/
Gen864,255/
Ghn86114/
Gehgen8023/
Gehnng802/
Guehen802/
Ngehen801/
Geng751,498,055/
Gent7512,364/
Gend752,758/
Guen752,351/
Goen751,911/
Ngen751,638/
Geen751,593/
Genn751,166/
Gien75970/
Gaen75632/
Ghin75352/
Ghen75131/
Göhn7577/
Gesn759/
Cgen752/
Gihn752/
Ghng752/
Genė752/
Ghnd752/
Ghnh752/
Ghnq752/
Cghn752/
Ghhn751/
Ghnn751/
Gemn751/
Øgen751/
Genq751/
Qgen751/
Nghn751/
Gghn751/
Ghnt751/
Gehenne7315/
Geethnn731/
Gehegen730/
Gheen671,225/
Geene671,054/
Gn67737/
Genne67668/
Gieng67442/
Ghinn67149/
Gendt67132/
Gueng6788/
Gengh6763/
Ghenț6753/
Guenn6735/
Gienc6726/
Guend6720/
Kågen6719/
Gienk6716/
Ghenn6715/
Geeng6713/
Geent679/
Ng'en679/
Ngeen679/
Gienn677/
Gueen676/
Guent675/
Gennd674/
Gendh673/
Ængen672/
Gemne672/
Gentt672/
Hågen672/
Geenn672/
Ghngh672/
Gemng671/
Nghin671/
Guemn671/
Guenk671/
Guihn671/
Genng671/
Goenn671/
Guemh671/
Gemnh671/
Geenc671/
Guesn671/
Guehennc671/
Gient671/
Genkå671/
Nghen671/
Gemøn671/
Geend670/

Gehn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gehn in the Hindi language
गेहनgehana-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gehn
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