Gerarcas Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gerarcas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gerarcas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8541:118,54620,438
Canada41:9,211,398321,528

Gerarcas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerarcas has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerarcas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 407,730th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. The last name Gerarcas occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gerarcas are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Gerarcas is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 854 people, or 1 in 118,546. In The Philippines Gerarcas is most numerous in: Caraga, where 51 percent live, National Capital Region, where 24 percent live and Davao Region, where 8 percent live. Barring The Philippines Gerarcas occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerarca932/
Herarcas888/
Gararcas882/
Gerarcos882/
Girarcas881/
Gorarcos751/
Girardcos711/
Zerarka674,766/
Zerrarka63302/
Zerarrka631/

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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 Gerarcas
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