Geiya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Geiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Geiya (13) may also be a first name.
Geiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geiya occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Geiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geiya? popularity and diffusion
Geiya is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Geiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Geiya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Geiya is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 67 percent reside and Morobe, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Benin, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Geiya
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