Gerdej Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Gerdej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 130 | 1:19,136 | 4,350 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gerdej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerdej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerdej is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerdej? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Gerdej is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerdej are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 19,136. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Carinthia, where 66 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 29 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent live. Excluding Slovenia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Gerdej
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