Gerahty Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gerahty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerahty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia381:710,41347,396
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Gerahty Last Name Facts

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

Gerahty is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerahty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerahty is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Gerahty occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Gerahty live; 52 percent live in Australasia and 52 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Gerahty is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 710,413. In Australia Gerahty is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 50 percent reside, Queensland, where 45 percent reside and South Australia, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Gerahty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerahty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerahty surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerahty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gerahty surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Gerahty earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.

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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 Gerahty
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