Gereza Surname
Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname
Gereza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 491 | 1:94,053 | 8,387 |
| Tanzania | 456 | 1:116,100 | 11,115 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gereza (353) may also be a first name.
Gereza Demographics
Gereza Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gereza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gereza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gereza is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gereza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 360,039th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. Gereza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gereza reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gereza is also the 463,770th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 353 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 94,053. In Kenya Gereza is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 96 percent live, Kilifi County, where 2 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya Gereza occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 45 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Gereza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
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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 Gereza
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