Gernaey Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gernaey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernaey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2611:44,0487,185
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Denmark91:627,19136,734
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gernaey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gernaey is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gernaey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernaey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gernaey is the 783,439th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. Gernaey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gernaey are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 44,048. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Gernaey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gernaey surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gernaeye931/
Guernaey931/
Gaernae861/
Gernaie861/
Gernaes861/
Gernaoiy801/
Ernyey7743/
Ernaye773/
Jernae772/
Ernhae771/
Gernée771/
Gerneu771/
Sernae771/
Girnae771/
Grenaae71103/
Jerneay713/
Jernaes711/
Eirniey711/
Zernahe711/
Esrnaye711/
Greneye711/
Hernaer711/
Chernae711/
Serneay710/
Djernaes6723/
Guerneui676/
Chearnae671/
Gernaout671/
Hernahez671/
Hernaezs671/

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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
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  • 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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