Geraz Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Geraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 496 | 1:106,737 | 10,381 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Geraz (12) may also be a first name.
Geraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geraz occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Geraz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geraz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geraz is the 612,595th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Geraz reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Geraz is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 106,737. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Geraz
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