Geko Surname
Approximately 2,028 people bear this surname
Geko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,821 | 1:70,206 | 4,959 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | 1:221,025 | 11,534 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Geko (184) may also be a first name.
Geko Demographics
Geko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Geko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geko (Hindi: गेको, Russian: Геко) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geko.
How Common Is The Last Name Geko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 204,758th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,593,464 people. The surname Geko is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Geko live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Geko is also the 671,014th most common given name on earth It is held by 184 people.
The last name Geko is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 1,821 people, or 1 in 70,206. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Aside from Japan it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Geko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Geko has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Geko last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geko in the Hindi language | ||
| गेको | geko | - |
| Geko in the Russian language | ||
| Геко | geko | - |
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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 Geko
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