Gyges Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gyges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gyges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gyges occurs in New Caledonia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyges? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gyges is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gyges live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in New Caledonia.

The last name Gyges is most frequently used in New Caledonia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 69,056. Apart from New Caledonia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guyges911/
Gayges911/
Gyger802,574/
Geges80106/
Giges8023/
Gayge805/
Gygie802/
Gygex801/
Goyge801/
Ggese800/
Geyger731,155/
Gayger73283/
Guyger7335/
Gaygis7321/
Gisges7320/
Gayces739/
Gieges738/
Gegesz735/
Gegese733/
Gygier733/
Gayses733/
Geygey732/
Gueges732/
Gegess731/
Nguyge731/
Gegesh731/
Gidges731/
Gigesh731/
Gaiges731/
Dynges731/
Guyses731/
Guiges730/
Gigges730/
Gedges730/
Gysi671,291/
Guigues671,270/
Gese671,238/
Gygi67763/
Gygy67461/
Gesy6766/
Gige6755/
Gigetts6748/
Guegues6739/
Gaygher6736/
Gayguer6732/
Gyse6723/
Giesges6718/
Gueyger678/
Gaigues677/
Gesé674/
Dges674/
Gheghes673/
Goinges673/
Gyze672/
Gjge672/
Gidgets672/
Giggets672/
Gygj671/
Gigeesh671/
Gysy671/
Gêge671/
Giegies671/
Gaighes671/
Guigges670/
Geygett670/

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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 Gyges
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