Geraniou Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Geraniou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geraniou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece741:149,72724,658
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Geraniou Last Name Facts

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

Geraniou is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraniou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geraniou is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Geraniou is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Geraniou are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 149,727. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 62 percent reside and Western Greece, where 38 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geranius881/
Gereaniu881/
Eranyu7139/
Irainious711/
Iranius673/
Gerongnu638/
Heranjau631/
Ireanius631/
Iraneous631/
Erroneous593/
Soironiou591/
Hieronyou591/
Eronyu579/
Eronhu573/
Erognu571/
Hieronyous560/
Heironnius560/
Ironius531/
Hiranyut505/

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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 Geraniou
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