Geye Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Geye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0731:165,09110,318
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Mauritania811:50,5543,714
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Geye (380) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueye89487,795/
Ngeye89234/
Geuye8986/
Gehye896/
Gyeye894/
Geyes894/
Geyed893/
Geyet893/
Geaye892/
Geeye892/
Geyeh892/
Gieye892/
Geyae892/
Geyie891/
Geoye891/
Geiye891/
Zgeye891/
Geyoe890/
Eye8613,588/
Gey865,561/
Getiye805,956/
Getaye804,671/
Geteye803,222/
Gueyes80111/
Gesiye8088/
Gueyep8050/
Gehyee8029/
Gueyje8017/
Guieye809/
Gueuye809/
Gueyee806/
Gueyet806/
Gheyee805/
Gesaye805/
Gueyed804/
Geseye802/
Ngheye801/
Gueyeh801/
Gueyez801/
Gueeye801/
Geyesh801/
Ggueye801/
Geoyeh801/
Geiyed801/
Ngeoye801/
Ngeyie801/
Ngeeye801/
Geuyep801/
Getoye801/
Getyye801/
Geiyes801/
Ngeuye801/
Geyett800/
Gaye75197,727/
Seye7569,406/
Geya7516,872/
Eyes7515,413/
Yeye758,911/
Geay755,994/
Guey754,965/
Heye752,138/
Goye751,636/
Zeye751,378/
Geoe751,249/
Geje751,184/
Geys751,108/
Geyi75892/
Eyeh75836/
Eyet75500/
Eyee75482/
Ngey75396/
Geyt75391/
Giye75352/
Eyie75222/
Jeye75170/
Eyed75162/
Geuy75119/
Ceye75113/
Eyep75111/
Geyo7564/
Geoy7562/
Geea7548/
Geyh7538/
Geyd7519/
Ehye7517/
Eyje7515/
Ieye7515/
Giey7514/
Gjee7514/
Eyue7514/
Geyp7513/
Eaye7512/
Geei757/
Geie757/
Eyez756/
Gyey754/
Geyz754/
Geyy753/
Eoye752/
Geeu752/
Sgey752/
Euye752/
Geee752/
Eyhe751/
Ghye751/
Geey751/
Eeye751/
Gôye751/
Eïye751/
Gyej751/
Gjey751/
Gjye751/
Guiteye73271/
Geezaye7380/
Guetaye7344/
Gietaye7316/
Geesaye7311/
Gietyie734/
Gettiye733/
Guieyep733/
Geetaye731/
Ghetaye731/
Gheuyee731/
Gessiye731/
Gueyahe731/
Gessaye731/
Ye677,320,967/
Ee6718,364/
Goyes679,099/
Heyes676,447/
Guitteye675,981/
Ngoye675,971/
Gayed675,185/
Eseye673,261/
Ey672,374/
Goyet671,784/
Gayet671,706/
Ngaye671,700/
Ngeya671,421/
Etaye671,324/
Geyst671,031/
Yeyet67681/
Geyts67660/
Ghaye67573/
Jeyes67526/
Jeyed67505/
Gayee67422/
Ngyeu67414/
Guiye67401/
Gooye67348/
Gueya67327/
Cheye67304/
Gouye67281/
Zeyeh67279/
Goyez67277/
Goyee67276/
Seyie67269/
Gowee67259/
Djeye67238/
Geydt67235/
Yeyeh67208/
Ghuye67202/
Iteye67201/
Eteye67189/
Geahe67172/
Gayes67144/
Eyije67134/
Gueyo67122/
Gauye67119/
Eye'e67114/
Gajee67102/
Iseye6799/
Gayeh6789/
Geyas6787/
Guehy6782/
Guyea6779/
Kheye6777/
Seyeh6776/
Geieh6761/
Gueyi6761/
Eyesh6760/
Ngiye6752/
Esaye6750/
Guyeu6749/
Zeyee6744/
Eyett6741/
Gueje6741/
Esiye6740/
Gejee6739/
Gehya6739/
Kgaye6736/
D'eye6734/
Gujee6734/
Gawee6732/
Gegge6731/
Gaiee6729/
Yeyep6727/
Gojee6727/
Gheyi6727/
Giyes6727/
Etiye6727/
Geeja6726/
Zeyed6726/
Gehay6724/
Guettaye6724/
Ngeyo6724/
Eyieh6721/
Goïye6721/
Jehye6720/
Aghey6720/
Geeya6719/
Geyah6719/
Seyee6718/
Zeyoe6716/
Ngeje6715/
Sieye6715/
Ieyes6713/
Ghoye6712/
Geead6712/
Gesea6712/
Etoye6711/
Ejuye6711/
Yeyes679/
Geies679/
Eeyie679/
Gohye679/
Giuye678/
Heyez678/
Hieye678/
Etuye678/
Gheje678/
Heyeh677/
Geeje677/
Eyihe677/
Eyjje677/
Gaaye677/
Eheye677/
Gieya677/
Geejo676/
Yeyee676/
Gehyi676/
Geiya676/
Cghee675/
Guuee675/
Gueue674/
Geeji674/
Gihee674/
Geyos674/
Eyeph674/
Seeye674/
Gehoy674/
Geoje674/
Yaeye674/
Geyop674/
Gayep674/
Gahey673/
Gueey673/
Geeas673/
Geije673/
Zeyes673/
Geeah673/
Goyeh673/
Gueyu673/
Giaye673/
Ehuye673/
Gegie673/
Gueyd672/
Goyed672/
Geeis672/
Heyed672/
Heyet672/
Gouee672/
Zeyie672/
Gejeh672/
Yieye672/
Eeyee672/
Esoye672/
Gioye672/
Geaie672/
Gayez672/
Guisseye672/
Esuye672/
Jieye672/
Giyep671/
Giiey671/
Cgoey671/
Heoye671/
Hyeye671/
Esyie671/
Eyess671/
Eoyes671/
Gueyz671/
Geioe671/
Geych671/
Geyja671/
Geyot671/
Ggaye671/
Geoue671/
Giyed671/
Ghyey671/
Gheea671/
Guuye671/
Guyye671/
Zheye671/
Tjeye671/
Sehye671/
Jeyee671/
Geoeh671/
Zehye671/
Eyech671/
Eeyeh671/
Ngeie671/
Iheye671/
Ijeye671/
Eciye671/
Gjeje671/
Gueie671/
Heyhe671/
Heyie671/
Jeyeh671/
Jeyie671/
Heeye671/
Hehye671/
Ngiey671/
Ngeei671/
Ngehy671/
Ngyea671/
Geaya671/
Geays671/
Goîye671/
Giyee671/
Guitheye671/
Guethaye671/
Gueys671/
Gueyé671/
Góyes671/
Gyeid671/
Gyeit671/
Geyhs671/
Geyio671/
Geyya671/
Ggeya671/
Geuya671/
Geuyo671/
Gieyo671/
Gijee671/
Geowe671/
Gheyu671/
Gahye671/
Eyuie671/
Eyeet671/
Ehyeh671/
Goeie671/
Gyeih671/
Eeyae671/
Ehoye671/
Getea671/
Gejie671/
Zeyet671/
Sgeje671/
Xzeye671/
Go'ee671/
Gjiye671/
Hgeyz671/
Gehoe670/
Geyoh670/
Geauy670/
Geyss670/
Geeux670/

Geye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻲky93.55
ﻛﻴﻪkyh3.23
ﻛﻰky3.23
Geye in the Russian language
Гейеgeje-

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