Geigh Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Geigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Geigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geigh is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Geigh reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Geigh is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent reside. Besides India Geigh occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Geigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geigh surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geig8969/
Gegh891/
Yeigh80193/
Geigk808/
Geegh803/
Gehig802/
Gyegh801/
Ieigh801/
Geieg801/
Geigs800/
Geg75143/
Egh7519/
Sgeikh733/
Ehiogh731/
Ngiigh731/
Sieigh731/
Høgegh731/
Gyeegh731/
Gehieg730/
Geiggs730/
Gegg671,284/
Yegh67440/
Geik67217/
Jegh6737/
Gegő6730/
Geic674/
Ehig673/
Geeg673/
Iigh672/
Eaig672/
Geiq671/
Eqgh671/
Geqh671/
Jeig671/
Gehc671/
Iygh671/
Gyig671/
Seahigh670/

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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 Geigh
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