Gereku Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gereku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gereku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gereku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gereku (Russian: Гереку) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gereku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gereku is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gereku are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Gereku is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 69 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 31 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerekou927/
Ereku91387/
Guerekou868/
Guerekeu861/
Ereaku83143/
Sereku83100/
Cereku8318/
Erekui8313/
Erieku8310/
Geraku837/
Erekou836/
Goreku834/
Zereku831/
Yereku831/
Gireku831/
Geriku831/
Yerekou7794/
Serreku7720/
Serekui7712/
Gerakou7711/
Erekupp776/
Jerekuu774/
Heereku773/
Gerekoo771/
Heresku771/
Erekhus771/
Eyrekeu771/
Eriku734,014/
Erecu73148/
Ireku7313/
Gherescu71340/
Djerekou7135/
Guirekou711/
Serekhou711/
Seregkou711/
Goroku67123/
Eriecu6759/
Erioku6742/
Ceriku6732/
Goraku6724/
Seriku6712/
Garaku6710/
Eeriku678/
Erikau677/
Iresku676/
Eruiku674/
Yresku674/
Erikuu672/
Erikku672/
Goriku671/
Sereekhuu671/
Giriku671/
Geracu671/
Ericku671/
Erayku671/
Eryoku671/
Erriku671/
Erikou671/
Jeriku671/
Erziku671/
Sireku671/

Gereku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gereku in the Russian language
Герекуgereku-

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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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  • 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 Gereku
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