Gerasim Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Gerasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2511:574,19551,234
Lithuania2051:14,8032,701
Belarus1671:56,8939,659
Kazakhstan691:256,26822,420
Moldova451:79,14210,174
Transnistria201:23,7354,200
Israel161:534,85239,210
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Gerasim (4,150) may also be a first name.

Gerasim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerasim (Georgian: გერასიმ, Russian: Герасим) is most common in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerasim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,982nd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Gerasim are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 107,889th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 4,150 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 574,195. In Russia Gerasim is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 32 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Voronezh Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 25 percent are found and Belarus, where 21 percent are found.

Gerasim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gerasim surname is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (56%) in Belarus and Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gerasim last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 37.78% registered with the party.

Gerasim earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gherasim939,583/
Gierasim9313/
Geraszim934/
Geraysim931/
Gaerasim931/
Gerasime931/
Erasim9296/
Geraim9222/
Ghearasim8837/
Gerassime886/
Gerasin861,868/
Garasim86116/
Erasime8619/
Serasim869/
Herasim868/
Jerasim864/
Gorasim864/
Gerasym861/
Cerasim861/
Geresim861/
Geram83229/
Gerasimová822/
Ghirasim80119/
Gherasin8053/
Garassim802/
Cherasim802/
Gerassin801/
Cereasim801/
Kherasim801/
Gierosim801/
Gheragim801/
Gherasimova78198/
Gerassimova78131/
Gerassimowa782/
Geerasimova782/
Gierasimowa781/
Gherasimová781/
Gerain77246/
Zeraim7786/
Erazim7732/
Gueram7723/
Gerham7716/
Erosim779/
Geroim778/
Getram776/
Geeram774/
Gerasn773/
Gerram772/
Erasimova75125/
Gerassina751/
Guerram711,540/
Herasym711,334/
Ghehram71516/
Gerresheim71501/
Guerain71255/
Göresim71217/
Gerazem7183/
Serasin7161/
Cerasin7161/
Gerzain7157/
Girasimova7143/
Gerrain7141/
Geraine7139/
Gerosin7131/
Sirasim7122/
Geraint7120/
Gerasemova7115/
Girasin7114/
Gerasymova7112/
Gieroim7110/
Gerasen718/
Gheraschin717/
Zeratim717/
Gerhamn717/
Gerosimova715/
Geetram714/
Gerazin714/
Herasimova714/
Garasym713/
Gérasimová713/
Gerasinova712/
Garasem712/
Geresem712/
Geragin711/
Cerosim711/
Hirasim711/
Eraseme711/
Gereaum711/
Gerhain711/
Garacim711/
Gorosim711/
Geratin711/
Giram6711,101/
Jeram672,726/
Geran671,517/
Ghirasin6792/
Serazhim6747/
Gerom6733/
Serrasin6730/
Guerazem6712/
Jerasing6711/
Zeram679/
Girasing678/
Cerrasin676/
Gehrheim675/
Gerrheim675/
Gueraine674/
Geracina674/
Gheraschina673/
Serrazim673/
Serassin672/
Geroshin671/
Cherasimová671/
Geratsen671/
Giraszin671/
Gyram671/
Goroshim671/
Sirashim671/
Garaseem671/
Guerrain671/
Djerasem671/
Serashym671/
Gerating671/
Geeraham671/
Guerheim671/
Herassym671/

Gerasim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerasim in the Georgian language
გერასიმgerasim-
Gerasim in the Russian language
Герасимgerasim-

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