Ghesh Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India881:8,716,652177,764
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghesh (Hindi: घेष) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghesh? popularity and diffusion

Ghesh is the 1,785,358th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Ghesh is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ghesh reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 8,716,652. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 44 percent reside, Odisha, where 18 percent reside and Assam, where 17 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheash9120/
Gheesh9116/
Gheshh911/
Gesh89240/
Ghes8928/
Geheesh836/
Guesh8013,878/
Gesch801,030/
Ghish80209/
Gheas80113/
Geshe8065/
Giesh8055/
Gheis8039/
Ghest8034/
Ghess8026/
Ghees8011/
Hghes805/
Getsh805/
Ghets804/
Ngesh803/
Geesh802/
Geshh801/
Ggesh801/
Gesht801/
Gehes800/
Gheisheh778/
Ges751,393/
Giesch73161/
Nghish73101/
Ghoish7352/
Ghiosh7347/
Gaheis7325/
Gheazh7319/
Gueshe735/
Gheist735/
Ghyosh734/
Gheiss734/
Ghaish734/
Ghaysh732/
Ngeesh732/
Gheich732/
Gheths731/
Ggeesh731/
Geesch731/
Guesch731/
Geyshs731/
Gueash731/
Nggesh731/
Gessch730/
Hnghes730/
Gies677,408/
Gish675,848/
Gess674,447/
Gest673,345/
Ghys672,722/
Gets671,544/
Nges671,511/
Gese671,238/
Geys671,108/
Gees67832/
Gues67540/
Ghis67510/
Ghez67362/
Gesp67102/
Geshova6741/
Gehs6738/
Geds6720/
Ghex6719/
Gesd6718/
Gesz676/
Gheţ676/
Ghesova675/
Gões673/
Gejs673/
Gihs672/
Ghehche672/
Kges672/
Gesj671/
Ghaiseh671/
Gjsh671/
Ghec671/
Gheisse671/

Ghesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghesh in the Hindi language
घेषghesa77.78
घेशghesa22.22

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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 Ghesh
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