Geshe Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Geshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Geshe (61) may also be a first name.
Geshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geshe (Arabic: غيشى, Hindi: गेशे, Russian: Геше) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geshe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Geshe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Geshe live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Geshe is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 61 people.
Geshe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Geshe is most numerous in: Niger, where 90 percent live, Cross River, where 3 percent live and Kebbi, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Geshe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geshe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geshe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geshe in the Hindi language | ||
| गेशे | gese | - |
| Geshe in the Russian language | ||
| Геше | gese | - |
| Geshe in the Arabic language | ||
| غيشى | ghyshy | - |
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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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- 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 Geshe
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