Geresu Surname

44,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Geresu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geresu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,5911:8,4161,302
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Geresu (14,346) may also be a first name.

Geresu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geresu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geresu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,745th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 627,587 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Geresu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 47,816th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 14,346 people.

The surname Geresu is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Geresu Last Name Statistics demography

Geresu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geressu922,273/
Geresus927/
Gereseu921/
Eresu91213/
Gherescu86340/
Gheresus8613/
Gerressu866/
Eresou8328/
Ceresu8317/
Eresus8310/
Yeresu835/
Seresu835/
Goresu834/
Erresu834/
Gerasu834/
Eeresu833/
Zeresu832/
Heresu831/
Ereshu831/
Gerosu831/
Gerezu831/
Eresau831/
Ngereiseu801/
Cerescu77359/
Ceresau77191/
Cereseu7785/
Girescu7745/
Gairesu7713/
Garessu777/
Ceresou774/
Eereshu771/
Goreesu771/
Zeretsu771/
Yereshu771/
Garesou771/
Giresus771/
Gyrescu771/
Erisu73487/
Iresu7347/
Erezu731/
Chereseu7132/
Cerescui712/
Gergishu711/
Erechu67318/
Garasu6735/
Eyrisu6718/
Ireshu6714/
Erisus677/
Garisu675/
Gorisu674/
Gorasu674/
Girisu674/
Yerisu673/
Eerisu673/
Hiresu672/
Airesu671/
Gerizu671/
Jereju671/
Herisu671/
Erissu671/
Cerisu671/
Guiressou671/
Guerechau671/
Errezu671/

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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 Geresu
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