Geraldine Surname

160,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Geraldine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraldine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
France811:820,03498,127
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Australia471:574,37741,856
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England271:2,063,63279,942
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland21:190,0456,825
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
San Marino11:33,214932
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guam11:160,1214,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Géraldine (40) are calculated separately.

Geraldine (431,918) may also be a first name.

Geraldine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geraldine (Arabic: جيرالدين, Hindi: गैरलडान, Marathi: जेरलडीन, Oriya: େଯରାଲଡିନ) is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Géraldine. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraldine? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,423rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,681,216 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Geraldine reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,366th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 431,918 people.

The last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 1,637 people, or 1 in 8,303. Besides Chad Geraldine is found in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Geraldine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geraldine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geraldine surname rose 4,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geraldine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geraldine are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56% registered with the party.

Geraldine earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $42,419 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Geraldine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geraldine in the Hindi language
गैरलडानgairaladana-
Geraldine in the Oriya language
େଯରାଲଡିନeyaraladina-
Geraldine in the Marathi language
जेरलडीनjeraladina66.67
जेरलीनjeralina33.33
Geraldine in the Arabic language
جيرالدينjyraldyn-

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