Gere Surname
Approximately 12,011 people bear this surname
Gere Surname User-submission:
Origin: Germany, England, Dutch.
Meaning: vulture, greedy.
Gere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2,485 | 1:3,950 | 462 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| DR Congo | 1,895 | 1:38,987 | 4,813 |
| United States | 1,211 | 1:299,305 | 27,626 |
| Nigeria | 875 | 1:202,449 | 12,110 |
| Romania | 573 | 1:35,040 | 4,463 |
| Serbia | 361 | 1:19,792 | 2,276 |
| Philippines | 296 | 1:342,021 | 46,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 277 | 1:29,436 | 3,363 |
| India | 270 | 1:2,840,983 | 86,804 |
| France | 250 | 1:265,691 | 40,939 |
| Indonesia | 232 | 1:570,040 | 45,647 |
| Haiti | 193 | 1:55,357 | 3,246 |
| Zimbabwe | 139 | 1:111,066 | 15,254 |
| Solomon Islands | 103 | 1:5,631 | 791 |
| Turkey | 100 | 1:778,214 | 38,497 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Peru | 39 | 1:814,978 | 17,459 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Croatia | 33 | 1:128,140 | 18,569 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 331 | 1:151,718 | 14,052 |
The alternate forms: Gerê (1) & Géré (5) are calculated separately.
Gere (3,388) may also be a first name.
Gere Surname Meaning
Gere Demographics
Average Gere Salary in
United States
$47,323 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gere (Hindi: गेरे, Marathi: गोेरे, Oriya: େଗେର, Russian: Гере) occurs most in Hungary. It can appear in the variant forms: Gerê or Géré. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,338th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 606,739 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Gere reside; 26 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 21 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Gere is also the 122,397th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 3,388 people.
The surname is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 2,485 people, or 1 in 3,950. In Hungary Gere is most prevalent in: Pest County, where 24 percent live, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 17 percent live and Budapest, where 10 percent live. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Gere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gere surname increased 366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gere are 5.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.4% registered with the party.
The amount Gere earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,191 per year; in South Africa they earn 198.77% more than the national average, earning R 709,992 per year; in United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,067 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gere in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗେର | egera | - |
| Gere in the Hindi language | ||
| गेरे | gere | 80 |
| गाेरे | gaere | 20 |
| Gere in the Marathi language | ||
| गोेरे | goere | 66.01 |
| गाेरे | gaere | 21.67 |
| गेरे | gere | 11.33 |
| घेरे | ghere | 0.99 |
| Gere in the Russian language | ||
| Гере | gere | - |
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Gere Reference & Research
Geer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Geer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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