Gereon Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gereon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gereon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Géréon (2) are calculated separately.

Gereon (1,622) may also be a first name.

Gereon Last Name Facts

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

Gereon is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Géréon. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gereon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gereon are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,698th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,622 people.

Gereon is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania Gereon is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Gereon occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gereone92133/
Guereon922/
Gerreon921/
Ereon9116/
Géréon892/
Gherehon861/
Gerion83757/
Geryon8314/
Gareon8314/
Gerean8313/
Goreon838/
Hereon833/
Sereon833/
Erejon831/
Gerjon831/
Ehreon830/
Guerehoun803/
Gorreon77327/
Errejon77174/
Gerehan77143/
Serreon77106/
Gerione7714/
Garreon778/
Herejon775/
Geriong774/
Gehrean773/
Herreon773/
Guerion773/
Ereosen772/
Erhehon772/
Cerreon771/
Gerayon771/
Gergion771/
Gerojun771/
Gierean771/
Gerrion771/
Jerreon771/
Herehon771/
Yerehon771/
Seereon771/
Cerehon771/
Geiryon771/
Jergeon770/
Gerrean770/
Seareon770/
Guerehoune75307/
Erion73904/
Eryon7333/
Erjon7311/
Erean732/
Ireon731/
Ereão731/
Herrejon716,367/
Geregian712/
Guerione712/
Gherioun712/
Guerreão711/
Gerogian711/
Cherehon711/
Gerrjohn710/
Gorjon671,395/
Serion671,039/
Herion67969/
Gorion67777/
Garion67437/
Gerian67319/
Garjon67107/
Gyrion67106/
Errion6783/
Yerion6775/
Girion6762/
Garyon6740/
Erayon6735/
Geryan6734/
Jeryon6721/
Eryong6719/
Esrion6718/
Serjon6717/
Jerion6716/
Erione6715/
Eriong6715/
Herjon6711/
Ehrean6711/
Gerjan678/
Erijon675/
Goryon675/
Girean675/
Gérion674/
Zereom673/
Ireoun672/
Erajon672/
Eryomn671/
Jerjon671/
Erioon671/
Gerogiann671/
Erjion671/
Eirion671/
Earean671/
Erhion671/
Eurion671/
Erehan671/
Earion670/
Zerion670/
Ireone670/
Geriom670/
Herean670/
Jerean670/

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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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  • 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 Gereon
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