Geraldo Surname

10,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Geraldo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraldo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola13,8031:1,955348
Brazil12,4491:17,196861
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Mexico4,8891:25,3891,761
Ghana4,0181:6,725909
Philippines3,7551:26,9613,714
Togo2,2051:3,287494
Dominican Republic1,3481:7,740694
Chile1,1881:14,8291,087
United States1,0031:361,37532,206
Portugal9531:10,932923
Venezuela6091:49,5962,479
Spain3201:146,10010,864
Peru3021:105,2456,555
Argentina2321:184,23915,398
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
France1361:488,40268,701
Benin821:126,04413,698
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England281:1,989,93178,001
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Géraldo (3) are calculated separately.

Geraldo (596,273) may also be a first name.

Geraldo Last Name Facts

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

Geraldo (Arabic: جيرالدو) is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Géraldo. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraldo? popularity and diffusion

Geraldo is the 10,191st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 131,889 people. The surname Geraldo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Geraldo live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Geraldo is also the 1,662nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 596,273 people.

The last name is most numerous in Angola, where it is held by 13,803 people, or 1 in 1,955. Without taking into account Angola Geraldo is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and Mozambique, where 13 percent reside.

Geraldo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geraldo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 16,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geraldo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geraldo surname are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Geraldo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $25,005,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning $42,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Géraldo953/
Geraldoy93415/
Gueraldo9329/
Geraldos9320/
Geralldo932/
Geeraldo931/
Geraldoo931/
Gerraldo931/
Eraldo92878/
Giraldo86234,985/
Jeraldo861,627/
Heraldo861,114/
Geralda86610/
Geroldo86253/
Zeraldo8630/
Yeraldo8626/
Garaldo8611/
Goraldo864/
Seraldo863/
Ceraldo863/
Erhaldo861/
Gyraldo861/
Guiraldo80884/
Ghiraldo80444/
Giraldos80220/
Giraldou8071/
Giraldot8018/
Geraldas808/
Zheraldo803/
Giiraldo803/
Heraldos802/
Ggiraldo802/
Gerealda801/
Garaldoy801/
Iraldo77121/
Yraldo7712/
Eralda776/
Eroldo771/
Giraldoth754/
Gerasilda751/
Guiraildo751/
Hiraldo715,611/
Giroldo711,098/
Ziraldo71864/
Garalda71860/
Jiraldo71694/
Giralda71491/
Ciraldo71456/
Airaldo71190/
Heroldo7141/
Heralda7124/
Goroldo7121/
Jeralda7110/
Siraldo712/
Yiraldo712/
Seralda712/
Zeralda712/
Hyraldo711/
Gerolda710/
Garralda67941/
Giraldas6717/
Hiraldos6710/
Guiroldo672/
Giraldós672/
Djeralda671/
Serralda671/
Goreildo671/
Erosildo671/
Giraldaz671/
Khiraldo671/

Geraldo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geraldo in the Arabic language
جيرالدوjyraldw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geraldo
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