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 borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Geko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geko? popularity and diffusion
Geko is the 204,758th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,593,464 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Geko are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Geko is also the 671,014th most frequent first name globally It is held by 184 people.
The surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,821 people, or 1 in 70,206. In Japan Geko is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Aside from Japan Geko occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geko surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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