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
The last name Geke (Russian: Геке) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Géke. Click here to see other potential spellings of Geke.
How Common Is The Last Name Geke? popularity and diffusion
Geke is the 559,180th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Geke are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Geke is also the 125,490th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 3,258 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 127,922. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 67 percent reside, Kisii County, where 24 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya Geke is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Geke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Geke last name 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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