Geye Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Geye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,073 | 1:165,091 | 10,318 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Mauritania | 81 | 1:50,554 | 3,714 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Geye (380) may also be a first name.
Geye Demographics
Average Geye Salary in
United States
$36,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Geye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Russian: Гейе) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Geye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 278,370th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Geye are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 444,827th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 380 people.
Geye is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,073 people, or 1 in 165,091. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 99 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 1 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.
Geye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Geye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Geye surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Geye are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the party.
Geye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻲ | ky | 93.55 |
| ﻛﻴﻪ | kyh | 3.23 |
| ﻛﻰ | ky | 3.23 |
| Geye in the Russian language | ||
| Гейе | geje | - |
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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 Geye
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