Gerecs Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gerecs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerecs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Gerecs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gerecs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gerecs occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerecs? popularity and diffusion

Gerecs is the 1,428,594th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Gerecs are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 81,126. In Hungary Gerecs is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 29 percent live, Veszprém County, where 21 percent live and Vas County, where 20 percent live. Beside Hungary Gerecs exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gerecs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerecs surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Gerecs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $52,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngerecs921/
Gerec91121/
Gerets83535/
Gerics83207/
Gereci83105/
Gerech8388/
Gerecz8367/
Gereec8355/
Geröcs8311/
Gereks838/
Gereck836/
Gherec833/
Gierec832/
Guerec832/
Gerect831/
Gergec831/
Geriec831/
Gerezs831/
Ngerec831/
Erechs830/
Gerecke772,393/
Gerrets77316/
Gergics77279/
Gericks7765/
Geerets7764/
Gerichs7762/
Gereits7743/
Gergets7737/
Gierech7724/
Geriets7716/
Gereçci7716/
Guerecz7715/
Gereats778/
Gierets773/
Gereich772/
Gereche771/
Geretts771/
Gericsh771/
Gereads771/
Gerreck770/
Gerreds770/
Gerez7334,878/
Gerek731,772/
Gereg73870/
Geric73227/
Zerec7394/
Jerec7387/
Gereç7350/
Grejc7339/
Gerex7326/
Cerec7317/
Gérec7314/
Gereč7311/
Ereks737/
Gereq731/
Gerriets71481/
Gerecová7198/
Gerretse7196/
Gehrecke7142/
Gergescz7125/
Gierecke717/
Gerretts713/
Geeriets713/
Geretsch712/
Gerecova712/
Gereccht711/
Gereadts711/
Gerits672,092/
Gerich671,669/
Gierek671,348/
Gerike671,069/
Gereke67899/
Ghereg67789/
Gerick67653/
Gerych67485/
Ericks67266/
Gerzic67178/
Erichs67143/
Garics67137/
Gérecz67102/
Herics6785/
Gerrietts6774/
Geretz6770/
Gireci6770/
Serrec6764/
Gerycz6764/
Gierez6756/
Sereck6754/
Gerici6754/
Grejcz6741/
Geriek6729/
Gerrek6727/
Cereck6723/
Gergek6723/
Geriks6711/
Jereck678/
Gereczová677/
Gerigs676/
Giracs676/
Gorocs676/
Gerrez675/
Gueretche675/
Guerek674/
Ngerek674/
Geriez673/
Gheric672/
Gerekh672/
Getrex672/
Gueric672/
Gierecová672/
Seirec672/
Gehrek671/
Gergeč671/
Gerict671/
Girets671/
Zereck671/
Gherez671/
Geregh671/
Ceirec671/
Gereiz671/
Zserec671/
Sirecs671/
Seregs671/
Guirec671/
Gerogs671/
Gereig671/
Gereux671/
Gerzyc671/
Giereg671/
Geerek671/
Earics670/
Gehrez670/

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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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  • 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 Gerecs
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