Germeshuys Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Germeshuys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germeshuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352

Germeshuys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Germeshuys occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Germeshuys? popularity and diffusion

Germeshuys is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Germeshuys live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Germeshuys is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 40 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live.

Germeshuys Last Name Statistics demography

Germeshuys earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.38% more than the national average, earning R 338,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germishuys901,882/
Germishuyse8619/
Gerrmishuys861/
Gerhmishuys861/
Germishys841/
Germishuis8049/
Germishuijs762/
Guermessi748/
Germese7127/
Sermesse6733/
Jermesse671/
Sermeses671/
Gremesey670/

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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 Germeshuys
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