Geke Surname
Approximately 568 people bear this surname
Geke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 361 | 1:127,922 | 10,545 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Tanzania | 31 | 1:1,707,794 | 47,542 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Géke (1) are calculated separately.
Geke (3,258) may also be a first name.
Geke Demographics
Geke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Geke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geke (Russian: Геке) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Géke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 559,180th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Geke live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Geke is also the 125,490th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 3,258 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 127,922. In Kenya Geke is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 67 percent are found, Kisii County, where 24 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Geke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geke in the Russian language | ||
| Геке | geke | - |
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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 Geke
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