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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geshe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Geshe are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Geshe is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 61 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Geshe is most frequent in: Niger, where 90 percent live, Cross River, where 3 percent live and Kebbi, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Geshe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Geshe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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- 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 Geshe
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