Gerezha Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gerezha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gerezha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerezha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerezha (Russian: Гережа) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerezha? popularity and diffusion
Gerezha is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gerezha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerezha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerezha in the Russian language | ||
| Гережа | gereza | - |
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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 Gerezha
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