Gerits Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gerits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4521:7,9181,097
Netherlands5461:30,9295,132
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Gérits (10) are calculated separately.

Gerits (29) may also be a first name.

Gerits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerits (Russian: Гериц) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gérits. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerits? popularity and diffusion

Gerits is the 199,660th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. The last name Gerits is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gerits live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gerits is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

Gerits is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,452 people, or 1 in 7,918. In Belgium Gerits is most common in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium Gerits occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Gerits Last Name Statistics demography

Gerits earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gérits9410/
Gerrits9210,437/
Geerits92274/
Gergits92192/
Gereits9243/
Geriets9216/
Geritse925/
Geraits924/
Geritts922/
Getrits921/
Geriths921/
Erits911/
Gerritse861,985/
Gerriets86481/
Gerritts8651/
Gerrijts866/
Geeriets863/
Geritsch861/
Gerriths861/
Guerrits861/
Gerittse861/
Gerets83535/
Geritz83491/
Gerics83207/
Herits8333/
Garits8311/
Jerits8310/
Eerits839/
Gorits835/
Eritts832/
Girits831/
Errits831/
Erzits831/
Zerits830/
Gerrietts8074/
Gergitsch808/
Goeritz77455/
Gerritz77328/
Gerrets77316/
Gerryts77234/
Gieritz7784/
Geerets7764/
Gerichs7762/
Garrits7749/
Gergets7737/
Gueritz7731/
Herrits7726/
Gareits7724/
Gehritz7719/
Gereats778/
Gergitz777/
Jerrits773/
Gierets773/
Geretts771/
Gericsh771/
Gerihtz771/
Geritch771/
Gerzitz771/
Sereits771/
Heirits771/
Geeritz771/
Goirits771/
Erriots770/
Garitts770/
Gerić73896/
Geriz73286/
Gerič73265/
Geric73227/
Eritz7335/
Erets731/
Heritsch71162/
Gerretse7196/
Eritsova7126/
Gueritch7121/
Giritsch7119/
Zeritsch7118/
Gerritze7115/
Jerritts7112/
Ceritsch7110/
Jeritsch719/
Herritts717/
Cherrits714/
Gerretts713/
Gerrietz713/
Geretsch712/
Gereadts711/
Heroites711/
Herriots710/
Garritts710/
Gerraids710/
Gerich671,669/
Göritz671,411/
Gorets67746/
Gerzić67402/
Goritz67272/
Herets67245/
Ehritz67181/
Gerzic67178/
Gerecs67151/
Erichs67143/
Garets67126/
Heritz67110/
Gereci67105/
Herics6785/
Ehrets6785/
Garitz6775/
Geretz6770/
Gerici6754/
Herriotts6739/
Gergič6736/
Heuritsch6734/
Jergitsch6725/
Goeriz6723/
Eiritz6720/
Herritsch6718/
Erritz6716/
Irists679/
Giritš678/
Serets675/
Giritz674/
Geriez673/
Zerritsch673/
Jeritz672/
Geruiz672/
Heryts672/
Erytss672/
Iorits671/
Jritts671/
Iritts671/
Eritch671/
Girets671/
Gereiz671/
Erisci671/
Zeritz671/
Geriec671/
Gerezs671/
Eritze671/
Earics670/
Seritz670/
Herids670/

Gerits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerits in the Russian language
Герицgeric-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerits
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