Geyana Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Geyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Geyaña (2) are calculated separately.
Geyana (41) may also be a first name.
Geyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geyana (Marathi: गेयना) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Geyaña. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Geyana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Geyana is the 4,307,654th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Geyana occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Geyana live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 69 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Geyana is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geyana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geyana in the Marathi language | ||
| गेयना | geyana | - |
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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 Geyana
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