Ghekiere Surname
Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname
Ghekiere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,044 | 1:11,012 | 1,604 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
The alternate forms: Ghekière (5) & Ghékière (2) are calculated separately.
Ghekiere Demographics
Ghekiere Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ghekiere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghekiere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghekiere is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ghekière or Ghékière. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghekiere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 303,968th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. Ghekiere occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ghekiere reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 11,012. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Ghekiere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ghekiere surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ghekiere last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Ghekiere earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $56,277 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghekière | 96 | 5 | / |
| Gheskiere | 94 | 12 | / |
| Gekiere | 93 | 721 | / |
| Ghekere | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ghekire | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ghékière | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gekieree | 88 | 17 | / |
| Gaekiere | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gekere | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ghequiere | 82 | 90 | / |
| Ghesqiere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gykiere | 80 | 89 | / |
| Gikiere | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gekière | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ghikire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geckier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngekere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghakere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giekier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghokere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gekaire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghokire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gakiere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghesquiere | 78 | 2,707 | / |
| Ghiskier | 75 | 74 | / |
| Ghequire | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gackiere | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gequiere | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ghequere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gietkier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghesquieres | 74 | 71 | / |
| Gehesquiere | 74 | 9 | / |
| Ghesquierre | 74 | 5 | / |
| Ghessquiere | 74 | 2 | / |
| Gakire | 71 | 5,606 | / |
| Gakere | 71 | 888 | / |
| Gesquiere | 71 | 776 | / |
| Ghesquier | 71 | 695 | / |
| Ghesquire | 71 | 67 | / |
| Guequiere | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ghequière | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gikere | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ghesquere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gekare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghequiére | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueskerey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gecere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gicere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gichere | 67 | 635 | / |
| Ghesquière | 67 | 470 | / |
| Guequierre | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ghisquiere | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gichire | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gakyere | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gaikire | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goikire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Giquere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghesqueyre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghakiri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gakyire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghesquiére | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggekera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakiire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gequier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokhire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geekure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajkere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gechere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goïkire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goykire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gékière | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghakeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesquierre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giekira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghesqueire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghesquieré | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ghekiere
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