Gihon Surname
Approximately 823 people bear this surname
Gihon Surname Definition:
Local. Gien or Gihen, a town of France, in the province of Orleans.
Read More About This SurnameGihon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 741 | 1:172,529 | 8,289 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Gihon (150) may also be a first name.
Gihon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. Gien or Gihen, a town of France, in the province of Orleans.
User-submitted Reference
Name of one of the rivers associated with the Garden of Eden. Though to encircle Ethiopia. GIHON means "valley of grace." Rivers always flow in valleys, bringing freshness and life, and producing verdure and beauty, in the lands through which they pass.Also, the main water source of the original City of David (Jerusalem) was the Gihon Springs located at the base of the eastern slope of the city in the Kidron Valley. The Gihon Springs provided water year round by gushing forth several times a day. This water then naturally flowed into the Kidron Valley. In the earliest days of Jerusalem's occupation, reservoirs where built to collect the water from the Gihon Springs.
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Gihon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gihon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gihon (Oriya: ଗିେହାନ) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gihon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 421,345th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Gihon live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 150 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 172,529. In Japan Gihon is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 54 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Barring Japan it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Gihon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gihon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gihon last name decreased 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gihon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gihon surname is predominantly Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gihon are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Gihon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning $33,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gihon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gihon in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିେହାନ | giehana | - |
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