Gheorghe Surname
Approximately 85,095 people bear this surname
Gheorghe Surname User-submission:
Gheorghe is a Romanian form of the surname George.
Gheorghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 79,542 | 1:252 | 8 |
| Spain | 2,880 | 1:16,233 | 1,847 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| Canada | 330 | 1:111,653 | 11,929 |
| Italy | 192 | 1:318,524 | 39,203 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| Germany | 169 | 1:476,364 | 41,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Greece | 154 | 1:71,947 | 12,089 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Belgium | 132 | 1:87,096 | 13,579 |
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| Moldova | 79 | 1:45,081 | 6,680 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Gheorghe (195,345) may also be a first name.
Gheorghe Surname Meaning
Gheorghe Demographics
Average Male Gheorghe Height
173.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gheorghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gheorghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gheorghe occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gheorghe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,635th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 85,640 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gheorghe live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. Gheorghe is also the 5,360th most common forename at a global level, borne by 195,345 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 79,542 people, or 1 in 252. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent live, Prahova County, where 9 percent live and Ilfov County, where 7 percent live. Beside Romania this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Gheorghe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gheorghe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gheorghe surname rose 17,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gheorghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gheorghe last name are 2.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gheorghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.24% less than the national average, earning €12,239 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,217 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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