Geraerts Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geraerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0161:11,3161,659
Netherlands3511:48,1128,228
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Geraerts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geraerts is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraerts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 274,373rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. The last name Geraerts occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Geraerts are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Geraerts is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,016 people, or 1 in 11,316. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geeraerts943,471/
Gieraerts9480/
Geraerdts9430/
Gerarts93162/
Geraert93151/
Eraerts9374/
Geeraerdts892/
Geereaerts891/
Geeraert882,262/
Eeraerts88285/
Gerardts88157/
Geraerds88137/
Geerarts8892/
Gerharts8891/
Gheraert8878/
Giraerts8826/
Gerearts882/
Geraarts882/
Gueraert881/
Gheeraerdts844/
Gheeraert821,105/
Gerhardts82148/
Geeraerdt8217/
Gherardts8214/
Giererths821/
Gerharths821/
Gerhartts821/
Geerarths821/
Geerearts821/
Gereharts820/
Gerards803,571/
Eraerds808/
Gerartz801/
Geraerd801/
Gerertz801/
Gerhards757,840/
Gerhartz751,096/
Geerards75154/
Geeraerd75103/
Geraards7560/
Gerrards7543/
Sceraert7513/
Garrerts751/
Gerrartz751/
Ghéraert751/
Gierhartz7130/
Gierhards711/
Gerhardtz711/
Scearaert711/
Gerharz671,124/
Girards6739/
Giraerd671/

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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 Geraerts
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