Geiriseb Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Geiriseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 253 | 1:9,523 | 1,850 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Geiriseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geiriseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geiriseb occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geiriseb? popularity and diffusion
The last name Geiriseb is the 1,003,904th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. Geiriseb is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Geiriseb are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 9,523. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 62 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 24 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Namibia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Geiriseb
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