Geraets Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geraets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7751:21,7903,471
United States4031:899,40267,834
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England161:3,482,379114,324
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Geraets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geraets is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,949th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. The surname Geraets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Geraets live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 775 people, or 1 in 21,790. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 61 percent are found, North Brabant, where 10 percent are found and South Holland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 5 percent are found.

Geraets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geraets are 5.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Geraets earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $41,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $46,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geraedts931,355/
Geeraets93167/
Geraetds931/
Eraets9242/
Geeraedts88111/
Geraeds86315/
Gereits8643/
Geriets8616/
Gereats868/
Geraits864/
Gierets863/
Garaets863/
Eeraets861/
Gerriets80481/
Herraets8038/
Geeriets803/
Geeraeds801/
Gereadts801/
Garaedts801/
Geraedtsová781/
Gerrietts7574/
Gieretz7146/
Gereads711/
Goroets711/
Eraez6712/
Gerrijts676/
Geraiche674/
Gerrietz673/
Gerraids670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geraets
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