Gehér Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gehér Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gehér Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Geher (246) & Géher (21) are calculated separately.

Gehér Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehér is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Geher or Géher. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehér? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gehér are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 134,470. In Hungary it is most common in: Zala County, where 47 percent live, Budapest, where 32 percent live and Csongrád County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Hungary it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geher93246/
Géher8721/
Gohér80164/
Gahér80100/
Giehr8084/
Geehr8061/
Gehir8043/
Gehyr801/
Gehérová771/
Ger758,043/
Gehier7311/
Gehire731/
Geithr731/
Gieher731/
Guehir731/
Gaeher731/
Gehirt730/
Goeher730/
Geiher730/
Geer6717,809/
Äger677,323/
Gehi671,269/
Jger671,170/
Gerr671,010/
Gerő67555/
Geir67451/
Éger67253/
Eher67230/
Gerh67213/
Geyr67156/
Gehe67150/
Geeh6777/
Gehy6738/
Gäer6736/
Sger6733/
Gjer6723/
Geih6723/
Æger6715/
Göer6714/
Hiér6713/
Ehir6711/
Gerø6710/
Øger677/
Gyeh676/
Geuh673/
Zger673/
Ejhr672/
Hger672/
Geyjher672/
Yehr672/
Ehyr671/
Gerå671/
Zehé671/
Jehr671/
Geyhert670/
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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 Gehér
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