Gariseb Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gariseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gariseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2,1551:1,118136
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gariseb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gariseb has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gariseb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,263rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,347,518 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gariseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gariseb is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 2,155 people, or 1 in 1,118. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Omaheke Region, where 32 percent live, Khomas Region, where 23 percent live and Erongo Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Namibia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Gariseb Last Name Statistics demography

Gariseb earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.92% less than the national average, earning R 26,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gairiseb934/
Ariseb922/
Garisab861/
Garishev802/
Areseb77164/
Arisib7721/
Arisep772/
Arisev771/
Garisheva752/
Gharishib751/
Goreseb71453/
Gorisev7168/
Arishev7162/
Gereseb7125/
Gorisab714/
Arisipe711/
Eiriseb711/
Garichev67133/
Garyshev6724/
Goriseva6714/
Harishev678/
Gorishev677/
Goritsev672/
Arischev672/
Harrisep671/
Garigepp671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gariseb
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