Gerevase Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gerevase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerevase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gerevase (109) may also be a first name.

Gerevase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerevase is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerevase? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gerevase reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname Gerevase is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerevas93289/
Gerevasi8823/
Gerevace889/
Gerevais881/
Gerebase881/
Gerevasy881/
Gerewas8057/
Gerevaz805/
Gerevazi75496/
Gerovasi7521/
Gerovese753/
Gerivais752/
Geravese752/
Gerivasi751/
Jerevasi751/
Gerovesce712/
Gerivaz6730/
Geribas678/
Girivas671/
Gerivascio671/
Gerebos671/
Erevosi671/

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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 Gerevase
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