Gerakov Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Gerakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Gerakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerakov (Russian: Гераков) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerakov? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gerakov is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gerakov live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Gerakov is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 634,446. In Bulgaria Gerakov is mostly found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 45 percent reside, Pazardzhik Province, where 18 percent reside and Pleven Province, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerakov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerakov in the Russian language | ||
| Гераков | gerakov | - |
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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 Gerakov
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