Getteh Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Getteh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 62 | 1:71,105 | 6,042 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Getteh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Getteh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Getteh is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Getteh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Getteh are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 71,105. In Liberia Getteh is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 66 percent reside, Bong County, where 19 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Getteh
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