Gesta Surname
Approximately 4,114 people bear this surname
Gesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,130 | 1:32,344 | 4,754 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Pakistan | 144 | 1:1,240,583 | 14,646 |
| Brazil | 135 | 1:1,585,736 | 52,536 |
| Uruguay | 55 | 1:62,396 | 6,701 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gesta (801) may also be a first name.
Gesta Demographics
Average Gesta Salary in
United States
$19,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gesta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gesta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gesta (Russian: Геста) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gesta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,583rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,771,402 people. The last name Gesta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gesta live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gesta is also the 289,129th most widely held first name globally, held by 801 people.
This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,130 people, or 1 in 32,344. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 26 percent live, Caraga, where 22 percent live and Davao Region, where 13 percent live. Beside The Philippines Gesta is found in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.
Gesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gesta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gesta surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gesta Last Name Statistics demography
Gesta earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gesta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gesta in the Russian language | ||
| Геста | gesta | - |
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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 Gesta
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