Gereg Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gereg Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the name Gerek or Gereg, which meaning is 'spear ruler'.

Gereg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia3211:16,6242,435
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Serbia791:90,4427,493
Transnistria641:7,4171,437
Moldova571:62,4808,624
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gereg (19) may also be a first name.

Gereg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the name Gerek or Gereg, which meaning is 'spear ruler'.

- superplayer56

Gereg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gereg (Russian: Герег) has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gereg.

How Common Is The Last Name Gereg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 403,243rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,376,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gereg are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Gereg is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

Gereg is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 16,624. In Slovakia Gereg is primarily concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 85 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 10 percent reside and Trnava Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Gereg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gereg are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.76% registered to vote for the political party.

Gereg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghereg91789/
Geregh911/
Gereig911/
Giereg911/
Ereg89935/
Ngeregh831/
Gerig803,008/
Gerek801,772/
Sereg80987/
Zereg80863/
Gerec80121/
Đereg8042/
Erieg8035/
Gireg8033/
Jereg8030/
Gerex8026/
Gareg8019/
Eregh8018/
Yereg8015/
Hereg8010/
Cereg808/
Esreg804/
Goreg803/
Erzeg802/
Erreg802/
Ereeg801/
Geryg801/
Gereq801/
Ereig800/
Ehreg800/
Geregova7711/
Gueregue771/
Gehrig739,068/
Gerigk732,544/
Gierek731,348/
Gerike731,069/
Gereke73899/
Goerig73546/
Seireg73311/
Gierig73256/
Gerecs73151/
Herzeg73124/
Guerig73110/
Gereec7355/
Zeireg7345/
Gerrig7334/
Gaerig7334/
Geriek7329/
Gerrek7327/
Gergek7323/
Yereig7315/
Gereks738/
Herțeg737/
Gerigs736/
Gereck736/
Gerzig735/
Guerek734/
Zerieg734/
Geraig734/
Gerigh734/
Ngerek734/
Gherec733/
Gerhig733/
Gerekh732/
Ghareg732/
Getrex732/
Geerig732/
Gierec732/
Gherig732/
Guerec732/
Erzegh731/
Gehrek731/
Gerect731/
Gorreg731/
Zeregz731/
Zereag731/
Eregue731/
Gergec731/
Siereg731/
Seereg731/
Garegh731/
Geirek731/
Goerec731/
Getrig731/
Gergig731/
Geriec731/
Zeregh731/
Geerek731/
Ngerec731/
Serheg731/
Ngireg731/
Goerek730/
Serreg730/
Ethreg730/
Herreg730/
Gericke6712,864/
Erek673,609/
Gerecke672,393/
Erig67747/
Goerigk67607/
Ereq67400/
Goehrig67304/
Seriegh67170/
Gerique67161/
Erregue6773/
Gehrigk6759/
Gehrike6742/
Yeregue6740/
Erex6725/
Erec6722/
Guereke6719/
Gierzek6714/
Herzegh6713/
Heregue6713/
Geerike6713/
Giereke6710/
Goerrig679/
Gerekht677/
Gerekhe674/
Gehreke673/
Yereigh672/
Giereyk672/
Garregg672/
Ireg672/
Jreg672/
Cherieg671/
Guerequ671/
Gerekke671/
Gaerhig671/
Yreg671/
Sereygh671/
Zeregue671/
Hägerek671/
Jeregue671/
Geerigk671/
Geretke671/
Cehreeg671/
Gerikke671/
Eryg671/
Herrieg670/
Gehrigh670/
Ghereke670/
Gorreag670/
Gerreck670/
Gierike670/
Gerreke670/

Gereg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gereg in the Russian language
Герегgereg-

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