Gerekens Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Gerekens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 40 | 1:14,514 | 3,173 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gerekens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerekens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerekens is found in Luxembourg more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerekens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,795,579th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gerekens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Luxembourg, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 14,514. In Luxembourg Gerekens is primarily concentrated in: Redange Canton, where 100 percent reside. Other than Luxembourg Gerekens is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrekens | 94 | 66 | / |
| Gerkens | 93 | 2,057 | / |
| Gerckens | 88 | 390 | / |
| Gierkens | 88 | 99 | / |
| Gierckens | 82 | 28 | / |
| Gerkins | 80 | 125 | / |
| Gerknis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerrickens | 78 | 33 | / |
| Gerckins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erickens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geregans | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jerekins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gerakinis | 71 | 146 | / |
| Gercans | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gergans | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gerokounas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cherickens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gercuns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gergons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gerganus | 63 | 4 | / |
| Jerikins | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gerganis | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gerganns | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gerganous | 59 | 30 | / |
| Gerakines | 59 | 30 | / |
| Gerganess | 59 | 7 | / |
| Geragonis | 59 | 6 | / |
| Erriquens | 59 | 2 | / |
| Erickence | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gergannis | 59 | 0 | / |
| Gergoness | 59 | 0 | / |
| Gergainous | 56 | 0 | / |
| Gierganz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gerekens
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