Geregová Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Geregová Surname User-submission:

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

Geregová Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2921:18,2762,764
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Geregova (11) are calculated separately.

Geregová Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Geregová Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geregová is most common in Slovakia. It can occur as: Geregova. Click here for further possible spellings of Geregová.

How Common Is The Last Name Geregová? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. Geregová is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Geregová live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 18,276. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Trenčín Region, where 74 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 13 percent reside and Košice Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geregova9611/
Heregová8828/
Seregová881/
Herzegová821/
Seregova7564/
Jerigová7540/
Heregova753/
Ehrigová753/
Zeregova751/
Dzierzegová742/
Herzigová71212/
Sehrigová7136/
Herzegova711/
Erigova672/
Zirigová6312/
Jerigova634/
Serigova631/
Cherygova5945/
Herzigova5917/
Eregawa531/
Erigavo531/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geregová
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