Gereth Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gereth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gereth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gereth (79) may also be a first name.

Gereth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gereth (Marathi: गॅरेथ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gereth? popularity and diffusion

Gereth is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Gereth live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 79 people.

The surname Gereth is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Gereth is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Gereth is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Gereth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gereth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gereth last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giereth9233/
Gehreth9213/
Gerreth928/
Goereth921/
Gereeth920/
Geret91383/
Geretsch862/
Gerrethe860/
Gueret83121,523/
Gehret831,381/
Gerets83535/
Gesret83463/
Goreth83202/
Gerget83200/
Gareth8392/
Gireth8386/
Gíreth8350/
Gerest8342/
Gerete8322/
Gereit8322/
Gerret8321/
Gerett8315/
Getret8311/
Ngeret8311/
Jereth8310/
Sereth835/
Geriet835/
Gheret834/
Gerith833/
Gerhet831/
Goeret831/
Zereth831/
Greíth831/
Gieret831/
Gereht830/
Gerecht77709/
Guerret77549/
Gehrett77319/
Gerrets77316/
Gerrett77275/
Gerriet77142/
Garreth7798/
Gergett7788/
Geerets7764/
Gieriet7746/
Gieretz7746/
Gereits7743/
Gerytch7714/
Serreth7713/
Gorreth7710/
Gereats778/
Gerette776/
Guerett774/
Gareath774/
Gireath773/
Gierets773/
Guerete772/
Gueretz772/
Gerrith771/
Gereete771/
Geretts771/
Gherhet771/
Gheriet771/
Garieth770/
Gehreet770/
Gaerett770/
Gehrete770/
Gherret770/
Gaireth770/
Gerieht770/
Guireth770/
Gierethová751/
Seret732,737/
Goret732,646/
Garet732,201/
Giret732,179/
Ceret73318/
Gered73224/
Jeret73148/
Gerit7385/
Göret7357/
Gíret7315/
Zeret7313/
Gereč7311/
Geryt732/
Gyret731/
Géret731/
Guerette712,371/
Guereste718/
Geretová717/
Gerretts713/
Gerrette712/
Guerrett712/
Geerrett711/
Gaerrett711/
Gerrecht711/
Garretth711/
Gereadts711/
Gierecht711/
Zeereeth711/
Geherett710/
Gitreath710/
Gerechte710/
Serret675,559/
Garret673,424/
Guerrette671,225/
Gayret671,061/
Guerit67814/
Seuret67747/
Girett67724/
Gorret67611/
Garett67462/
Gerred67308/
Gerrit67211/
Garedh67203/
Guiret67161/
Cerret67108/
Göretz6779/
Goriet6768/
Gerecz6767/
Goyret6757/
Gahret6752/
Gehred6749/
Cerett6742/
Jerret6739/
Gharet6739/
Girethová6737/
Gerhid6736/
Serett6730/
Gírethová6729/
Gorett6724/
Gergit6721/
Gorith6720/
Jereat6720/
Gariet6719/
Serhet6718/
Ceyret6715/
Gerist6712/
Geresd679/
Geriot678/
Jerete677/
Jerett675/
Ghered675/
Guerreste675/
Zeriet675/
Serith674/
Gairet674/
Girith674/
Jireth674/
Gareet674/
Zerret674/
Gaered674/
Zereit673/
Zerete673/
Gerged673/
Ghiret673/
Zereat672/
Garith672/
Girethova672/
Geread672/
Jesret672/
Seeret672/
Gajret671/
Gehrit671/
Gereyd671/
Gerite671/
Girest671/
Girets671/
Girret671/
Zerest671/
Zerith671/
Sereit671/
Geritt671/
Sereat671/
Gareat671/
Guered671/
Gerait671/
Sereet671/
Sireth671/
Sieret671/
Searet671/
Seriet671/
Gohret671/
Goiret671/
Giretz671/
Gerhed671/
Gerizt671/
Geroit671/
Djeret671/
Getred670/
Geryot670/
Zeretz670/
Zeiret670/
Jearet670/
Geryte670/
Garyth670/
Geried670/

Gereth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gereth in the Marathi language
गॅरेथgeretha66.67
गॅरेठgeretha33.33

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