Gerić Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gerić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4811:8,7911,511
Serbia2861:24,9822,781
Bosnia and Herzegovina481:73,6757,508
Kosovo451:41,3753,578
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Montenegro61:106,5944,599

The alternate forms: Gerič (265) & Geric (227) are calculated separately.

Gerić Last Name Facts

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

Gerić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Gerič or Geric. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerić? popularity and diffusion

Gerić is the 394,201st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. The surname Gerić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 481 people, or 1 in 8,791. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 35 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 12 percent are found and Karlovac County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 32 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerič93265/
Geric93227/
Gerzić91402/
Erić897,634/
Đerić803,339/
Cerić801,585/
Herić801,230/
Žerić80618/
Jerić80350/
Ergić80324/
Geriz80286/
Gorić80104/
Girić8034/
Serić8023/
Ðerić806/
Zerić805/
Gerits732,092/
Gerich731,669/
Geritz73491/
Đerzić73346/
Gerics73207/
Gerzic73178/
Djerić73113/
Gereci73105/
Jergić7390/
Gerici7354/
Hergić7341/
Gergič7336/
Heroić7325/
Goeriz7323/
Geriez733/
Geruiz732/
Žeraić731/
Gereiz731/
Geriec731/
Garđić731/
Sehrić731/
Żehrić731/
Đjerić731/
Eric67159,043/
Gerrits6710,437/
Eriz67955/
Eriç67501/
Goeritz67455/
Irić67376/
Gerritz67328/
Gierich67305/
Gherici67288/
Geerits67274/
Gergits67192/
Gergich67161/
Gehrich67145/
Gieritz6784/
Gerichs6762/
Gerrich6760/
Gereits6743/
Gueritz6731/
Erič6721/
Gehritz6719/
Geriets6716/
Gereçci6716/
Gergitz677/
Gherich676/
Geritse675/
Geraits674/
Geriche674/
Erićová673/
Gereich672/
Geraich672/
Geritts672/
Geirich672/
Gierojć672/
Gericsh671/
Gerihtz671/
Geritch671/
Getrits671/
Gerzitz671/
Geeritz671/
Geriths671/
Džerzić671/
Gerichh670/
Geroidz670/

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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
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  • 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 Gerić
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