Gheh Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gheh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gheh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gheh is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gheh.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheh? popularity and diffusion

Gheh is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gheh reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 166,153. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheth89309/
Ghieh8954/
Ghehr897/
Gheha896/
Gheah895/
Ghehe894/
Geheh891/
Geh863,763/
Ghe861,190/
Gheith805,041/
Gheeth80123/
Gheath80122/
Gheash8020/
Ngheah803/
Gheich802/
Gheths801/
Ngheeh801/
Gheher801/
Gheshh801/
Gheadh801/
Gueh752,705/
Ghee752,649/
Nghe752,286/
Ghih75919/
Ghei75421/
Ghea75276/
Gieh75185/
Gihe75180/
Gheț7541/
Ghge7514/
Ghhj7511/
Ghha756/
Gheţ756/
Ghyh753/
Gjhe752/
Gehp752/
Kghe751/
Gehz751/
Gyhe751/
Qghe751/
Gehd751/
Ghjh751/
Hgeh751/
Ghahieh7322/
Ghaheeh734/
Ge672,240,943/
Guehe671,726/
Ghith671,720/
Githh671,238/
Koghe67366/
Guihe67207/
Gheța67158/
Giehr6784/
Guehy6782/
Geehr6761/
Geieh6761/
Ghetz6754/
Ghețe6737/
Ghest6734/
Ghess6726/
Guehr679/
Ghișe679/
Gehyi676/
Cghee675/
Hghes675/
Ghets674/
Gherț674/
Gehst674/
Hghge674/
Ghhjj674/
Gahey673/
Gahha673/
Gheep673/
Gghhj673/
Nghih672/
Nghee672/
Ghaih672/
Ghidh671/
G'Ihe671/
Gheea671/
Ghhay671/
Guehh671/
Gehii671/
Giehs671/
Ngehh671/
Ngehy671/
Gehdt671/
Gehts671/
Guhha671/
Gghjh671/
Ghajh671/
Geshh671/
Giehz671/
Ghițe671/
Nghea671/
Ghèth671/
Hghhj671/
Ghich671/
Cghhj671/
Gahei671/
Gqgeh671/
Gueeh671/
Ghoih671/
Ghezz671/
Gjjhh671/
Kgehh671/
Gehes670/

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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 Gheh
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