Geerish Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Geerish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 40 | 1:32,335 | 6,474 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Geerish (324) may also be a first name.
Geerish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geerish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geerish (Hindi: गीरीश, Oriya: ଗୀରିଶ) is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geerish? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Geerish occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Geerish are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Geerish is also the 487,350th most widely held first name globally It is held by 324 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 32,335. In Mauritius it is most common in: Pamplemousses District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritius this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geerish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geerish in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୀରିଶ | girisa | - |
| Geerish in the Hindi language | ||
| गीरीश | girisa | 92.68 |
| गिरीश | girisa | 4.88 |
| गीरिश | girisa | 2.44 |
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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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- 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 Geerish
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