Gerakios Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gerakios Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerakios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1451:76,41212,866
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia431:627,80744,139
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gerakios Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerakios occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerakios? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gerakios reside; 48 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 76,412. In Greece Gerakios is most frequent in: South Aegean, where 53 percent live, Attica, where 46 percent live and Central Greece, where 1 percent live. Besides Greece this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Gerakios Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerakios last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerakios earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.34% more than the national average, earning $59,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerakis93753/
Gerakais881/
Gerakois881/
Gerachios8217/
Erakkis803/
Girakis803/
Gyrakis801/
Geracis801/
Geroukis75113/
Gerachis7535/
Erakiş7119/
Hirakis6773/
Geroces6736/
Erakesh672/
Zerakia672/

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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 Gerakios
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