Ghey Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Ghey (38) may also be a first name.

Ghey Last Name Facts

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

Ghey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Marathi: घेय) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Ghey is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Ghey are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The last name Ghey is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most common in: Buckinghamshire, where 32 percent live, Cornwall, where 21 percent live and Surrey, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Ghey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ghey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ghey Last Name Statistics demography

Ghey earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $49,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheyo89142/
Aghey8920/
Hey8615,392/
Gey865,561/
Heys753,044/
Heyd752,573/
Ahey751,011/
Heyt75229/
Geyh7538/
Heey7518/
Heyz7515/
Heyp752/
Hiey752/
Heyï751/
Heyh751/
He6718,764,180/
Ge672,240,943/
Hy6710,472/
Heydt672,696/
Ey672,374/
Heytz6739/
Heyst6725/
Gohiy6723/
Gohyi6722/
Hahey6720/
Hehyi676/
Hehys676/
Gehyi676/
Heyss675/
Gahiy674/
Guhiy674/
Heytt674/
Geheh671/
Geaya671/
Hieyi671/
Heauy671/
Heeyi671/
Heydh671/
Heysz671/
Hoeyi671/
Aahey671/
Heyhd670/
Hoehy670/

Ghey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻲky-
Ghey in the Marathi language
घेयgheya-

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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
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  • 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 Ghey
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