Gekas Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Gekas Surname User-submission:

Greek: ethnic name for someone from northern Albania, from Albanian Gegë 'Geg'.

Gekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Greece1191:93,10715,707
Australia521:519,14839,018
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Gekas (15) may also be a first name.

Gekas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Greek: ethnic name for someone from northern Albania, from Albanian Gegë 'Geg'.

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Gekas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gekas (Russian: Гекас) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gekas is the 510,276th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gekas are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gekas is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname Gekas is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 1,023,895. In The United States Gekas is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Gekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gekas surname are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Gekas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.84% more than the national average, earning $67,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geikas9120/
Ghekas9115/
Geckas915/
Giekas912/
Ekas891,268/
Gieskas831/
Geikaus831/
Gikas801,095/
Zekas80758/
Gecas80361/
Sekas80296/
Gokas80111/
Ekaas8061/
Gakas8061/
Žekas8041/
Ekase8031/
Eckas8023/
Cekas8014/
Yekas8012/
Ekahs8010/
Ekhas809/
Jekas808/
Ekais807/
Igkas807/
Ekaus806/
Ekash805/
Hekas805/
Eikas805/
Ekkas804/
Eukas802/
Gekos801/
Egkas801/
Eqkas801/
Ekeas800/
Eakas800/
Geikhaus774/
Sekhas734,133/
Giokas73434/
Eikaas73227/
Ghikas73125/
Siekas73121/
Sekkas73103/
Ekasse7387/
Zigkas7352/
Ekhaus7350/
Gagkas7345/
Ekhase7338/
Gokkas7338/
Sigkas7336/
Cekkas7328/
Geskos7323/
Eckaus7323/
Zeukas7314/
Gokhas7314/
Gickas7311/
Gikkas7310/
Gokash739/
Ekause739/
Zhekas738/
Zekkas737/
Guekos737/
Sekaas737/
Ekgaus736/
Seikas736/
Zetkas735/
Guikas735/
Zeskas735/
Gogkas735/
Ghecas734/
Eskash734/
Zekass734/
Gakkas733/
Ghokas733/
Yeskas733/
Giskas733/
Yekase732/
Gakash732/
Sekash732/
Segkas732/
Seckas731/
Jekash731/
Jekaus731/
Eckhas731/
Eakeas731/
Giykas731/
Seakas731/
Hekkas731/
Ekashe731/
Ekaase731/
Jekase731/
Gackas731/
Ekahas731/
Ekatse731/
Cejkas731/
Ekaise731/
Eikast730/
Eskaus730/
Eckhaus67491/
Ikas67317/
Ekos67279/
Heikaus67209/
Ecas67157/
Ekhaise67108/
Geckeis6746/
Sekhaas6729/
Giskaas6727/
Ekhause6719/
Ehkhash6712/
Sekhais679/
Ekasova678/
Ekaz678/
Ghiokas677/
Zieckas673/
Heykaus673/
Seikhas673/
Hiekaus672/
Zeikats672/
Siegkas671/
Ghakash671/
Ghokais671/
Ghokaus671/
Ekatshe671/
Ykas671/
Jkas671/

Gekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gekas in the Russian language
Гекасgekas-

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