Gero Surname
Approximately 7,695 people bear this surname
Gero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,054 | 1:86,243 | 6,052 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| United States | 1,560 | 1:232,345 | 22,355 |
| Indonesia | 266 | 1:497,177 | 40,699 |
| Kenya | 263 | 1:175,589 | 13,278 |
| Philippines | 248 | 1:408,219 | 51,950 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Niger | 172 | 1:111,581 | 4,448 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Hungary | 55 | 1:178,478 | 15,519 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Taiwan | 52 | 1:450,860 | 3,427 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Albania | 35 | 1:83,259 | 8,773 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Serbia | 34 | 1:210,146 | 12,577 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 | 1:184,628 | 16,354 |
The alternate forms: Geró (13), Géro (3), Gerô (2), Gerõ (1) & Géró (141) are calculated separately.
Gero (14,111) may also be a first name.
Gero Demographics
Average Male Gero Height
177.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gero (Georgian: გერო, Hindi: गेरो, Russian: Геро) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Geró, Géro, Gerô, Gerõ or Géró. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gero? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,945th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 947,050 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Gero live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,368th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 14,111 people.
The last name Gero is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,054 people, or 1 in 86,243. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 34 percent reside, Sokoto, where 14 percent reside and Zamfara, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
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 grew 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gero Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Gero last name are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.57% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gero Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gero in the Georgian language | ||
| გერო | gero | - |
| Gero in the Hindi language | ||
| गेरो | gero | 98.98 |
| गेराे | gerae | 0.65 |
| ग्ोरो | goro | 0.28 |
| गीरो | giro | 0.09 |
| Gero in the Russian language | ||
| Геро | gero | - |
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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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