Gerak Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Gerak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:1,582,790 | 106,555 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Gerák (182) are calculated separately.
Gerak (104) may also be a first name.
Gerak Demographics
Average Gerak Salary in
United States
$38,622 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerak (Hindi: गेरक, Russian: Герак) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Gerák. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 802,733rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. Gerak is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gerak are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gerak is also the 925,156th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 104 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 32 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Gerak occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Gerak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerak last name grew 1,431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gerak surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gerak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $51,161 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerak in the Hindi language | ||
| गेरक | geraka | - |
| Gerak in the Russian language | ||
| Герак | gerak | - |
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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 Gerak
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