Geita Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Geita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 312 | 1:26,134 | 2,907 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Geita (456) may also be a first name.
Geita Demographics
Geita Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Geita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geita Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geita (Hindi: गेीता, Marathi: गीता) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geita? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 816,514th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Geita is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Geita are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 400,063rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 456 people.
Geita is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 26,134. In Papua New Guinea Geita is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 60 percent reside, Central, where 39 percent reside and Gulf, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Geita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Geita has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geita surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geita Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Geita surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geita in the Marathi language | ||
| गीता | gita | - |
| Geita in the Hindi language | ||
| गेीता | geita | 90.32 |
| गीता | gita | 9.68 |
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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 Geita
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