Gerishom Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Gerishom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Gerishom (1,101) may also be a first name.
Gerishom Demographics
Gerishom Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gerishom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerishom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerishom is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerishom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gerishom live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,449th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,101 people.
Gerishom is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Vihiga County, where 4 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Gerishom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerishome | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gerisom | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gerishon | 88 | 11 | / |
| Girishom | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gesrisom | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gerrishon | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gerishone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Guerichom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gerison | 80 | 198 | / |
| Geresom | 80 | 132 | / |
| Girisom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gerrison | 75 | 29 | / |
| Girisham | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gerision | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gereshon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gorisham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Girisome | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geritson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garrisom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngerison | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garyshom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geerison | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gergison | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gerritson | 71 | 122 | / |
| Gergishan | 71 | 46 | / |
| Erisam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cherichom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gereishan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erichomme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eresom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerrissem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guerichon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garisaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serisaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gergisson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gerridson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sirisom | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Jerison | 67 | 312 | / |
| Gereson | 67 | 87 | / |
| Girison | 67 | 54 | / |
| Cerison | 67 | 20 | / |
| Girisam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gergischan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gerisan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garisam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geresem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geryson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerrisson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeresom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girisem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrissom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geresam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gerishom
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