Geeraerts Surname

130,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geeraerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geeraerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,3131:3,470353
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geeraerts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geeraerts is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geeraerts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,359th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,099,552 people. The surname Geeraerts occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Geeraerts reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Geeraerts is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,313 people, or 1 in 3,470. In Belgium Geeraerts is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Geeraerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geeraerts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geeraerts last name grew 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geeraerts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geeraerts are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Geeraerts earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,263 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geeraerdts952/
Geereaerts951/
Geeraert942,262/
Geraerts941,416/
Eeraerts94285/
Geerarts9492/
Gheeraerdts904/
Gheeraert891,105/
Gieraerts8980/
Geraerdts8930/
Geeraerdt8917/
Geerarths891/
Geerearts891/
Gerarts88162/
Geraert88151/
Eraerts8874/
Gerardts82157/
Geerards82154/
Geraerds82137/
Geeraerd82103/
Gerharts8291/
Gheraert8278/
Giraerts8226/
Gerearts822/
Geraarts822/
Gueraert821/
Gerhardts78148/
Gherardts7814/
Gerhartts781/
Giererths781/
Gerharths781/
Gereharts780/
Gerards753,571/
Rawerts7519/
Eraerds758/
Geraerd751/
Gerertz751/
Gerartz751/
Gerhards717,840/
Gerhartz711,096/
Geraards7160/
Gerrards7143/
Ghéraert711/
Gerrartz711/
Gierhartz6730/
Roerts6714/
Gierhards671/
Gerhardtz671/
Grertz670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geeraerts
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