Gheghe Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gheghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gheghe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gheghe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gheghe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻚ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gheghe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheghe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gheghe reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Gheghe is most frequent in: Delta, where 96 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghenghe9215/
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Gheghea9212/
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Ghege9130/
Geghe915/
Ghenghea86380/
Nghenghe8624/
Gheigher862/
Gheigihe861/
Gheigheș861/
Gheighes861/
Ghenge83221/
Ngeghe8356/
Gheghi8347/
Gheege836/
Ghegea831/
Gheged831/
Geeghe831/
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Gege806,869/
Ghenghi778/
Giegher777/
Ghegghi772/
Ngeghea771/
Nghenge771/
Gheghij771/
Gheghis771/
Gheiger770/
Geger73687/
Gegea73321/
Gegez73271/
Gejge73223/
Geges73106/
Gegeh7392/
Ngege7360/
Geghi7358/
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Gesge7350/
Gegee7331/
Gegge7331/
Guege7328/
Giege7326/
Gegeç7324/
Gegha7316/
Geget7314/
Gegeš736/
Gegie733/
Kgege732/
Cgege731/
Hgege731/
Gegey731/
Gegje731/
Ghegi731/
Gheshghi712/
Nghengih711/
Ngegheah711/
Gheighis711/
Geyger671,155/
Gieger671,155/
Ghighi67249/
Geegee6792/
Gheggi6740/
Gehgeh6734/
Gegier6732/
Gegich6727/
Gegger6710/
Gieges678/
Gejger677/
Gesges675/
Gegesz675/
Ghjghj673/
Gegish672/
Geeger672/
Gueges672/
Geygey672/
Ngegie672/
Geguye672/
Gegesh671/
Ghengi671/
Gegoey671/
Ngiege671/
Gegess671/
Gegued671/
Geguer671/
Gegues671/
Gueger671/
Gjhgjh671/
Ngeege671/
Giegie671/
Gesger670/
Geegge670/
Giegee670/
Geegie670/

Gheghe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gheghe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻚakk-

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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 Gheghe
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