Gekht Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gekht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gekht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6191:232,83224,957
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Kazakhstan1011:175,07416,884
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gekht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gekht (Russian: Гехт) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 386,702nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,938,503 people. The surname Gekht is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Gekht are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 232,832. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 19 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Not including Russia Gekht occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent are found.

Gekht Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gekht last name are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Gekht earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $52,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekht8914/
Gecht80186/
Hekht8091/
Sekht806/
Ghekh802/
Sgekh802/
Gakht801/
Gekhe801/
Gek752,244/
Ekt7516/
Giecht736/
Khekht734/
Ekhthe731/
Guekkh731/
Sekh672,371,968/
Guek676,099/
Geck673,231/
Ngek673,201/
Geke67568/
Gekk67529/
Echt67452/
Giek67385/
Gekhova6775/
Zekt6727/
Geththx6713/
Ekte6711/
Zekh679/
Geek678/
Ekhtova677/
Gikh675/
Geyk675/
Kgek674/
Gejt674/
Hekt673/
Jekh672/
Ghek672/
Eukt672/
Gekp672/
Ekkt671/
Cekh671/
Eickhdt671/
Sgek671/
Gegh671/
Etkt671/
Gexh671/
Ekth671/
Yekt671/
Eikt671/
Ejht671/
Ekqt671/
Iekt671/
Gikt671/
Jgkt671/
Gehc671/
Geqh671/
Gekz671/
Gekq671/
Dgek671/
Cekt671/
Ehkt671/
Ehjt671/
Ehqt671/
Ektt671/

Gekht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gekht in the Russian language
Гехтgeht-

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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
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  • 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 Gekht
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