Gerew Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gerew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gerew Last Name Facts

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

Gerew is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerew is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gerew are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 45 percent live, New Jersey, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Gerew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerew surname increased 564 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerew are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered with the party.

Gerew earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,242 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gereuw9143/
Guerew9124/
Gerewe9119/
Gherew911/
Gerev801,956/
Gereb80575/
Jerew80192/
Serew80131/
Geref8033/
Garew8016/
Cerew809/
Gorew807/
Girew804/
Geriw800/
Gereev731,279/
Geriev73249/
Gergef73129/
Gergev7355/
Gereva7355/
Gjreew7312/
Ghereb738/
Gareew738/
Jereaw735/
Sereuw734/
Gueriw734/
Zerewe732/
Gariew731/
Gerzev731/
Gerreb731/
Gereab731/
Jerewe731/
Jereiw731/
Geeryw730/
Garrew730/
Gahrew730/
Jerrew730/
Gergeev6713/
Gerzhev6712/
Jereiwe676/
Ghereib675/
Seereew672/
Kgareew671/
Cgerief671/
Jeereew671/
Ghereeb671/
Jerrews670/
Garreaw670/

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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 Gerew
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