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
The surname Gheorghe is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gheorghe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,635th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 85,640 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gheorghe are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Gheorghe is also the 5,360th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 195,345 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 79,542 people, or 1 in 252. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside, Prahova County, where 9 percent reside and Ilfov County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Romania it is found in 73 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gheorghe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gheorghe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 17,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gheorghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gheorghe surname are 2.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.67% registered with the political 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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