Geracy Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Geracy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geracy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Geracy (443) may also be a first name.

Geracy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geracy occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geracy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Geracy are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 407,208th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 443 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 82 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live and Pwani Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Geracy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geracy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geracy surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geraci8315,377/
Gerace836,968/
Geraca8312/
Gerazy835/
Gerasy833/
Geracie77101/
Geracci7783/
Gerache7734/
Gerachi7727/
Geraisy7724/
Gerasci7722/
Gerassy7714/
Giracoy778/
Gerasiy775/
Giracay773/
Geracce772/
Gerasey771/
Gueraci771/
Gieraci771/
Geracis771/
Gerrazy771/
Eraci73423/
Erace7374/
Erasy735/
Guerache71329/
Gerachis7135/
Gherache7121/
Geraiche714/
Gergache711/
Gerrache711/
Guerachi711/
Geraichi711/
Guerassy711/
Gerosa678,470/
Guerrache672,323/
Ieraci671,823/
Gerazi671,366/
Ierace671,249/
Gerase671,233/
Gueraiche671,040/
Gueraichi67704/
Gerasi67338/
Geroca67331/
Girace67244/
Jeraci67225/
Yerace67111/
Yeraci67108/
Jerace6774/
Erasiy6727/
Gueracher6722/
Giraca6715/
Giraci6712/
Geraze6710/
Geroce679/
Gerasa677/
Gheraichi676/
Errace676/
Girasy674/
Erassy673/
Geroci673/
Eraaci673/
Gerraiche671/
Eraysy671/
Guerrachi671/
Gueraicii671/
Géraci671/
Geratsche671/
Erasyi671/
Jerasy671/
Gueradchi671/

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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 Geracy
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