Germonpre Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Germonpre Surname User-submission:

It is an old surname, which comes from three French words gérer, meaning 'to manage' and 'to care for', mon, meaning 'my' or, in a more broader and old sense of the word, 'our' and 'your', and pré, which comes from the word prêt, meaning 'the balance payment given by the king to whom has fought in war'.

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Germonpre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
France261:2,554,720189,486
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660

The alternate forms: Germonpré (320) are calculated separately.

Germonpre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an old surname, which comes from three French words gérer, meaning 'to manage' and 'to care for', mon, meaning 'my' or, in a more broader and old sense of the word, 'our' and 'your', and pré, which comes from the word prêt, meaning 'the balance payment given by the king to whom has fought in war'.

Most likely the ancestors were principal bankers.

- smgermon

Germonpre Last Name Facts

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

Germonpre is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant: Germonpré. For other potential spellings of Germonpre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Germonpre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Germonpre occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Germonpre reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 95,805. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germonpré96320/
Germonprez95469/
Germonpr943/
Guermonprez90596/
Guermonpreez861/
Gremonpré781/
Germanpré781/
Germain Pierre701/
Germann-Bauer551/

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