Georgia Surname

185,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Georgia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Georgia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4021:258,53024,440
Greece2441:45,4097,404
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Cyprus681:13,0131,495
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia371:729,61448,196
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Romania311:647,67345,663
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Latvia171:120,59117,235
India171:45,121,493474,784
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Israel101:855,76354,181
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palau11:21,643223
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

The alternate forms: Geórgia (8) are calculated separately.

Georgia (308,043) may also be a first name.

Georgia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Georgia (Arabic: رجيا, Georgian: გეორგია) is found most in The United States. It may be found as: Geórgia. Click here for further possible spellings of Georgia.

How Common Is The Last Name Georgia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Georgia is the 185,329th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,186,509 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Georgia are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Georgia is also the 3,384th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 308,043 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 258,530. In The United States Georgia is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Georgia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Georgia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Georgia surname expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Georgia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Georgia surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Georgia surname are 28.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Georgia earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.83% less than the national average, earning R 178,632 per year; in United States they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $38,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $27,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Georgia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Georgia in the Georgian language
გეორგიაgeorgia-
Georgia in the Arabic language
رجياrjya-

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Footnotes

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