Gerason Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gerason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Gerason (16) may also be a first name.
Gerason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerason (Marathi: गेरसोन, Oriya: େଗରେସାନ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerason? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gerason occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Gerason reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 16 people.
Gerason is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 83 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Gerason occurs in one country. It is also common in Haiti, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerason Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerason in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗରେସାନ | egaresana | - |
| Gerason in the Marathi language | ||
| गेरसोन | gerasona | - |
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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 Gerason
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