Geresom Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Geresom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Geresom (930) may also be a first name.
Geresom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geresom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geresom occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Geresom.
How Common Is The Last Name Geresom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geresom is the 1,558,593rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Geresom occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Geresom live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Geresom is also the 265,244th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 930 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi Geresom occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eresom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gereson | 86 | 87 | / |
| Gerasom | 86 | 8 | / |
| Geresem | 86 | 2 | / |
| Geresam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yeresom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gerisom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gerishom | 80 | 95 | / |
| Geresong | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gereshon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gerheson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesrisom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gergeson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geredson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Eresam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iresom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gerretson | 75 | 48 | / |
| Gerishome | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerison | 71 | 198 | / |
| Gireson | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jereson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Girisom | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eeresam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gerasam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yeresam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Geryson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ehresam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hereassoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sereson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ereszam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heresam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerrison | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gerishon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Geresand | 67 | 7 | / |
| Girishom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gherasam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yeresham | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gereesan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gereshan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerision | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gireesam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seressam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garyshom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geretsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngerison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jireshom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garrisom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerayson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geritson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gireyson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girisome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goresham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geressen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerezon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geerison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerreson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gergison | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Geresom
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