Gerakis Surname
Approximately 753 people bear this surname
Gerakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 633 | 1:17,504 | 2,464 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Gerakis (45) may also be a first name.
Gerakis Demographics
Gerakis Political Affiliation
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Gerakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerakis has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerakis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gerakis is the 451,199th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gerakis live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Gerakis is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 45 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 17,504. In Greece Gerakis is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 51 percent reside, Attica, where 36 percent reside and Thessaly, where 5 percent reside. Not including Greece this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Gerakis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerakis last name are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gerakis earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning R 260,664 per year and in United States they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning $34,470 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerakios | 93 | 301 | / |
| Gerakois | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gerakais | 93 | 1 | / |
| Garakis | 86 | 55 | / |
| Jerakis | 86 | 28 | / |
| Serakis | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zerakis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Girakis | 86 | 3 | / |
| Erakkis | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yerakis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Geracis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gyrakis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geroukis | 80 | 113 | / |
| Gerachis | 80 | 35 | / |
| Erakiş | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sgoyrakis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sirakis | 71 | 79 | / |
| Hirakis | 71 | 73 | / |
| Gerekiz | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yerakes | 71 | 19 | / |
| Garekis | 71 | 7 | / |
| Erakesh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serakes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serokis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sereikis | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jerockis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goreckis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Giroukis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Serrakes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorecais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zairakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirhakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eerakesh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gerakis
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