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) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Geková. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 737,137th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. Gekova is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gekova live; 54 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 33,075. In Bulgaria Gekova is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 64 percent reside, Sofia Province, where 14 percent reside and Pleven Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 40 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.
Gekova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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