Gernaey Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Gernaey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 261 | 1:44,048 | 7,185 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Gernaey Demographics
Average Gernaey Salary in
United States
$60,642 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gernaey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gernaey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gernaey occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gernaey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 783,439th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gernaey reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 44,048. In Belgium Gernaey is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Walloon Region, where 2 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Belgium this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Gernaey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gernaey last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Gernaey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 40.54% more than the national average, earning $60,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gernaeye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Guernaey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gaernae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gernaie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gernaes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gernaoiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ernyey | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ernaye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jernae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ernhae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gernée | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sernae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girnae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grenaae | 71 | 103 | / |
| Jerneay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jernaes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eirniey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zernahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esrnaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hernaer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chernae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serneay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Djernaes | 67 | 23 | / |
| Guerneui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chearnae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gernaout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hernahez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hernaezs | 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 Gernaey
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