Gheghir Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Gheghir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Gheghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gheghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gheghir occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gheghir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gheghir live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Excluding Iraq this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaghir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gegir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghoghair | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gheghere | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gheigher | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geghre | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gegier | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gecgir | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ghagir | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gegire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gighir | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gheger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giegier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giegire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahagir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guighir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gegoire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gheiger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gigir | 67 | 743 | / |
| Geger | 67 | 687 | / |
| Gagir | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gogir | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gegirova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gegre | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghahagir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geegiger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gahagair | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gheghir
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis