Geraerdts Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geraerdts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraerdts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080

Geraerdts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geraerdts is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraerdts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Geraerdts occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Geraerdts live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Geraerdts is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands Geraerdts is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 52 percent are found, Limburg, where 43 percent are found and North Brabant, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geeraerdts952/
Geraerts941,416/
Gerardts94157/
Geraerds94137/
Gheeraerdts904/
Geeraerts893,471/
Gerhardts89148/
Gieraerts8980/
Geeraerdt8917/
Gherardts8914/
Gerards883,571/
Gerarts88162/
Geraert88151/
Eraerts8874/
Eraerds888/
Geraerd881/
Geereaerts841/
Gerhards827,840/
Geeraert822,262/
Eeraerts82285/
Geerards82154/
Geeraerd82103/
Geerarts8292/
Gerharts8291/
Gheraert8278/
Geraards8260/
Gerrards8243/
Giraerts8226/
Gerearts822/
Geraarts822/
Gueraert821/
Gheeraert781,105/
Giererths781/
Gerharths781/
Geerarths781/
Gerhartts781/
Gerhardtz781/
Gierhards781/
Gereharts780/
Girards7539/
Gerartz751/
Giraerd751/
Gerertz751/
Gerhartz711,096/
Girhards7122/
Sceraert7113/
Ghéraert711/
Gerrartz711/
Gerhardz711/
Gierhartz6730/
Geerearts671/
Scearaert671/

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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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  • 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 Geraerdts
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