Gekyu Surname
4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan
Gekyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 22 | 1:5,811,104 | 40,882 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gekkyu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Eikyu | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Ekoyu | 80 | 540 | / |
| Zekyu | 80 | 191 | / |
| Gikyu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ekuyu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sekyu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gakyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekeyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heikyu | 73 | 443 | / |
| Zhekyu | 73 | 319 | / |
| Gikuyu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Gakuyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekuoyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seikyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yjgkyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heekyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chekyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekeyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekeyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekeyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikyu | 67 | 570 | / |
| Ekiu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Yekeyou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gokkuyu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gikuiyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahkeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoyou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gekyu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis