Gerakaris Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gerakaris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerakaris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2731:40,5856,542
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gerakaris Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerakaris has its highest incidence in Greece. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gerakaris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerakaris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 664,903rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gerakaris live; 61 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Gerakaris is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 40,585. In Greece Gerakaris is mostly found in: Attica, where 60 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 17 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Greece Gerakaris is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Gerakaris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerakaris surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

The amount Gerakaris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.21% more than the national average, earning R 549,444 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerakari94189/
Geracaris8929/
Herakaris891/
Gerakare824/
Yeracaris7820/
Garacaris786/
Serakarai781/
Zeraatkari741/
Serakare712/
Sirakare5935/

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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
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  • 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 Gerakaris
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