Geertjes Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geertjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geertjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Geertjes Last Name Facts

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

Geertjes has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Geertjes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geertjes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Geertjes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Geertjes reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 163,953. In The Netherlands Geertjes is most common in: Gelderland, where 29 percent live, Overijssel, where 21 percent live and Drenthe, where 15 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geertje9310/
Geerties8882/
Heertjes8871/
Gertje86264/
Gerjes8640/
Gerjets80643/
Geertse80262/
Gersjes8095/
Gertges8059/
Geerges808/
Gerjess803/
Gertjie801/
Gerties801/
Hertjes801/
Gerthies750/
Gerges7145,972/
Gertse713,687/
Gertze713,190/
Gertie71524/
Gertge71160/
Gerces7115/
Gertsi7113/
Girjes7112/
Gerjis713/
Gerses711/
Gärtje711/
Gergess67195/
Gergits67192/
Hertges67105/
Greties6765/
Gerches6754/
Gergets6737/
Girjesh6717/
Gergies6714/
Gertsie679/
Guerses678/
Gertzer676/
Gersits673/
Gertier672/
Herties672/
Gergesh672/
Gerttze671/
Geergis671/
Gergese671/
Guertie671/
Gerjais671/
Gerrges671/
Gertzis671/
Gerthie671/
Geirges671/
Guerces671/
Gertzie671/
Gertiez671/
Gertzee671/
Guertze670/
Gertgey670/

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