Gemegah Surname
Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname
Gemegah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Gemegah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gemegah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gemegah is most common in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gemegah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gemegah? popularity and diffusion
Gemegah is the 312,422nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gemegah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Other than Ghana it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guemegah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gemega | 92 | 54 | / |
| Jemegah | 86 | 62 | / |
| Emegaha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Emega | 83 | 81 | / |
| Jemeghah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghemeiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semega | 77 | 5,439 | / |
| Emegha | 77 | 1,555 | / |
| Gemoga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gomega | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jemega | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eamega | 77 | 5 | / |
| Emeaga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hemega | 77 | 4 | / |
| Emmega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emegho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gemiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emegoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gemego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeghai | 71 | 212 | / |
| Emeagha | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gomiega | 71 | 38 | / |
| Seumega | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chemega | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gamaega | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jemegha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yemegha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goemaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zemegho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goemego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semeiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeigay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emegass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghemigat | 67 | 51 | / |
| Emego | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ihemegha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Imega | 67 | 15 | / |
| Emiga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chemegai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emeaghuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemegho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamagah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhemega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemiegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guemigat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeighay | 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
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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 Gemegah
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