Gerau Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Gerau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Gerau (39) may also be a first name.
Gerau Demographics
Average Gerau Salary in
United States
$40,492 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerau (Bengali: গেরাউ, Hindi: गेराऊ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Gerau live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gerau is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 39 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States Gerau is most numerous in: Missouri, where 76 percent reside, West Virginia, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Gerau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gerau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerau last name increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gerau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gerau surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Gerau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $40,492 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerau in the Bengali language | ||
| গেরাউ | gera'u | - |
| Gerau in the Hindi language | ||
| गेराऊ | gera'u | - |
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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 Gerau
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