Gekova Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Gekova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 211 | 1:33,075 | 2,557 |
| Russia | 158 | 1:912,171 | 72,266 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Geková (1) are calculated separately.
Gekova Demographics
Gekova Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gekova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gekova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gekova (Georgian: გეკოვა, Russian: Гекова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may also appear as: Geková. For other potential spellings of Gekova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gekova is the 737,137th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Gekova are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Gekova is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 33,075. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 64 percent are found, Sofia Province, where 14 percent are found and Pleven Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 40 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.
Gekova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gekova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gekova in the Georgian language | ||
| გეკოვა | gekova | - |
| Gekova in the Russian language | ||
| Гекова | gekova | - |
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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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- 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 Gekova
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