Gereng Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Gereng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Gereng (44) may also be a first name.
Gereng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gereng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gereng (Russian: Геренг) occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gereng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 30 percent of Gereng live; 18 percent live in East Africa and 18 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 62 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 29 percent are found and Lamwo District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gereng Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gereng in the Russian language | ||
| Геренг | gereng | - |
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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 Gereng
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