Ghestem Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ghestem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghestem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5131:129,47919,760
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghestem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghestem occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ghestem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghestem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 585,898th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ghestem live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Ghestem is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 129,479. In France Ghestem is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 62 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Grand Est, where 9 percent are found. Barring France it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghestemme889/
Ghettem8675/
Ghesten869/
Guestem861/
Getem83738/
Ghetemme802/
Gesten7778/
Gettem7734/
Guetem7721/
Gedtem778/
Geteme774/
Ngetem774/
Geteem773/
Ghestin71169/
Gestime7138/
Geszten7136/
Guesten716/
Gasteum714/
Ghetten711/
Ghiteme711/
Getteam711/
Geten67148/
Getim6712/
Guetemme6711/
Kågesten676/
Getne671/
Gestn670/

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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 Ghestem
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