Gerardus Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Aruba

Gerardus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerardus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gerárdus (1) & Gérardus (1) are calculated separately.

Gerardus (4,348) may also be a first name.

Gerardus Last Name Facts

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

Gerardus is found most frequently in The Dominican Republic. It may also occur as a variant: Gerárdus or Gérardus. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerardus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerardus is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Gerardus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gerardus are found; 49 percent are found in Caribbean and 48 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 104,766th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 4,348 people.

The last name Gerardus is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 168,273. Beside The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Gerardus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerardus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerárdus961/
Gérardus961/
Gerhardus94597/
Gerardu93207/
Erardus931/
Gerhaurdus891/
Gerardos8895/
Gerardou8845/
Gerarduz8840/
Girardus880/
Gerardau880/
Jerardu803/
Gerardó801/
Gherardy7539/
Girardau757/
Gerardão751/
Girardos750/
Girardoz6377/

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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 Gerardus
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