Gerab Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gerab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gerab (25) may also be a first name.

Gerab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerab (Georgian: გერაბ, Marathi: गेरब) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Gerab live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

The last name Gerab is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 2,229,941. In Brazil Gerab is most common in: São Paulo, where 91 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 3 percent reside and Rio Grande do Norte, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gergab913,412/
Gherab912,419/
Gerhab9136/
Guerab9111/
Gerabs912/
Gereab911/
Dgerab911/
Gerrab911/
Erab899/
Guerrab832,734/
Gherrab83171/
Gheraib83138/
Hgherab831/
Goerrab831/
Garab805,095/
Gorab801,917/
Gereb80575/
Geréb80281/
Serab8077/
Geraw8069/
Cerab8035/
Jerab8034/
Erabh8026/
Girab8018/
Zerab8013/
Gerav8010/
Ejrab807/
Herab806/
Gerap805/
Yerab805/
Esrab803/
Geraf802/
Gerob801/
Erhab801/
Eraib801/
Ghorab7329,565/
Gharab735,548/
Herabh731,714/
Gerova731,523/
Garrab73504/
Serrab73429/
Zerrab73247/
Ettrab73137/
Kherab73107/
Cherab73105/
Gerauf7396/
Sehrab7395/
Garabh7375/
Gerowa7365/
Gorayb7339/
Gorrab7336/
Gorabh7336/
Zeraib7326/
Gueraw7325/
Yesrab7313/
Goraib7312/
Gherav739/
Gaarab739/
Goraeb738/
Ghereb738/
Gheraw736/
Gairab735/
Gerawh734/
Giraub734/
Djerab734/
Herrab734/
Geraiv733/
Garaib733/
Girabh733/
Seraub733/
Gheraf733/
Garaub733/
Ghirab733/
Etraub732/
Garaab732/
Jeirab731/
Eetrab731/
Gerayv731/
Gerreb731/
Garhab731/
Gueraf731/
Zereab731/
Ggarab731/
Geraup731/
Errabh731/
Cgeraf731/
Guerob731/
Zergab731/
Zeerab731/
Gareab731/
Jeraib731/
Gohrab731/
Herhab731/
Scerab730/
Gergova672,813/
Kherrab671,846/
Cherrab67598/
Jrab67595/
Djerrab67479/
Erap67274/
Gharrab67173/
Irab67164/
Ghareab67122/
Gierova6722/
Zerraib6721/
Kherabh6717/
Erav6710/
Gherraf678/
Ghereib675/
Djeraib674/
Gharaib674/
Ghirabh673/
Erob673/
Guerraf673/
Ghorayb673/
Sehraab673/
Geerova672/
Geerawh672/
Ghorrab672/
Ghoraib672/
Kheyrab672/
Zeehrab672/
Esrahab671/
Gerafch671/
Gaharab671/
Gairabh671/
Gheroub671/
Geraspe671/
Heeraab671/
Guirrab671/
Gahrrab671/
Gheraif671/
Yrab671/
Zeeraab671/
Geraepf671/
Ghereeb671/

Gerab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerab in the Georgian language
გერაბgerab-
Gerab in the Marathi language
गेरबgeraba-

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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 Gerab
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