Gerges Surname
Approximately 45,972 people bear this surname
Gerges Surname User-submission:
The name became popular from St. Gerges the old martyr in the Coptic church.
Gerges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 26,511 | 1:3,468 | 466 |
| Lebanon | 7,798 | 1:723 | 130 |
| Syria | 6,487 | 1:2,975 | 354 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| United States | 1,138 | 1:318,505 | 29,071 |
| Kuwait | 1,061 | 1:3,582 | 482 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| United Arab Emirates | 171 | 1:53,581 | 5,240 |
| Sweden | 159 | 1:61,929 | 4,741 |
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Austria | 86 | 1:99,017 | 14,343 |
| Qatar | 84 | 1:28,071 | 3,003 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Palestine | 44 | 1:103,383 | 7,058 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Gergès (6) are calculated separately.
Gerges (21,163) may also be a first name.
Gerges Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name became popular from St. Gerges the old martyr in the Coptic church.
- michealmagdy12Gerges Demographics
Average Gerges Salary in
United States
$51,257 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerges (Arabic: جرجس, Russian: Гергес) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gergès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerges? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerges is the 12,217th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,521 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Gerges are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 58 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 36,252nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 21,163 people.
Gerges is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 26,511 people, or 1 in 3,468. Barring Egypt Gerges occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Syria, where 14 percent live.
Gerges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gerges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerges last name rose 7,587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerges Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gerges surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (62%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Gerges surname are 10.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gerges earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.62% less than the national average, earning €14,227 per year; in United States they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $51,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,677 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerges in the Russian language | ||
| Гергес | gerges | - |
| Gerges in the Arabic language | ||
| جرجس | jrjs | - |
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