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Where Does The Last Name Gero Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gero (Georgian: გერო, Hindi: गेरो, Russian: Геро) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant: Geró, Géro, Gerô, Gerõ or Géró. Click here for other possible spellings of Gero.

How Common Is The Last Name Gero? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gero is the 64,945^th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 947,050 people. Gero is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Gero are found; 29 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,368^th most common first name globally It is held by 14,111 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,054 people, or 1 in 86,243. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 34 percent live, Sokoto, where 14 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Gero Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gero surname increased 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gero Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gero surname are 9.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.57% registered with the party.

The amount Gero earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $41,206 CAD per year.