Geerts Surname

38,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,3881:1,55682
Netherlands5,0281:3,359298
United States6751:536,97644,579
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Australia461:586,86342,409
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
France221:3,019,215204,848
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England131:4,286,005132,302
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Geerts Last Name Facts

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

Geerts (Russian: Геерц) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Geerts.

How Common Is The Last Name Geerts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,190th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 528,696 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Geerts reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Geerts is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 7,388 people, or 1 in 1,556. In Belgium Geerts is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent live, Walloon Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Belgium Geerts occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Geerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geerts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geerts last name increased 8,438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geerts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geerts are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Geerts earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning R 248,172 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerdts92433/
Geertse92262/
Gheerts9229/
Geeerts921/
Geertst921/
Gerts913,676/
Geert91316/
Geehrdts860/
Gertse833,687/
Gerdts831,662/
Geertz83588/
Gehrts83448/
Geerds83351/
Gierts83202/
Gerths83130/
Heerts83101/
Guerts8362/
Gertts8329/
Geiert8313/
Gertsh834/
Geirts833/
Gherts832/
Gertds832/
Geerdt831/
Gerrts831/
Geerte831/
Gersts831/
Gertst830/
Gertzs830/
Gert804,951/
Erts80315/
Gertsch772,381/
Gertshe7720/
Geerdtz775/
Guertse774/
Geirtts773/
Gertsth772/
Geherte772/
Gehiert771/
Gerrdts771/
Tgeertz771/
Geerrtz771/
Geerdst771/
Geyhert770/
Geerdtsová751/
Gerth7310,317/
Gertz736,485/
Gerdt732,650/
Gehrt732,154/
Herts73847/
Gerds73793/
Gerte73655/
Grets73333/
Girts73216/
Ersts7347/
Ghert7335/
Geerz7335/
Earts7313/
Ægert7312/
Guert7311/
Gerht738/
Geerd734/
Giert733/
Eurts732/
Gertt732/
Sgert731/
Kgert731/
Grtst731/
Erths731/
Gertc730/
Ertzs730/
Geirt730/
Eirts730/
Gerrt730/
Gertsova71145/
Heertsch7143/
Gooierts711/
Gertsche710/
Guertsch710/
Gertze673,190/
Gierth671,761/
Giertz671,294/
Gerőcs67391/
Gerdtz67329/
Ertsås67201/
Gehrtz6780/
Gerthe6770/
Rts6754/
Gehrdt6734/
Guerth6729/
Guertz6726/
Gretts6725/
Geeerd6720/
Guerte6717/
Gherth6715/
Gertch6711/
Gerdås6710/
Gierte679/
Giertzsch679/
Gierds679/
Ertzås677/
Gerstz676/
Gertte676/
Grt676/
Gierdt675/
Hearts673/
Gehrte673/
Grehet673/
Hertst672/
Gerhtz672/
Gerhdt672/
Ertsch671/
Gredts671/
Geaerd671/
Gercsh671/
Ghertz671/
Sieert671/
Gerdth671/
Gehrth671/
Hertse671/
Hertss671/
Geirtz670/
Geirth670/
Hertts670/
Guerdt670/
Gertcz670/
Girdts670/
Gehirt670/

Geerts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geerts in the Russian language
Геерцgeerc-

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