Gerokostas Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Gerokostas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 389 | 1:28,483 | 4,376 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gerokostas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerokostas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerokostas occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gerokostas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerokostas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 731,961st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gerokostas are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Gerokostas is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 28,483. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Thessaly, where 46 percent live, Epirus, where 23 percent live and Attica, where 16 percent live. Excluding Greece Gerokostas is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerokosta | 95 | 166 | / |
| Gerikstas | 84 | 4 | / |
| Zirokostas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yerocostas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serokota | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zirocostas | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gergoz Tas | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cirocosta | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gerekistos | 60 | 1 | / |
| Guirakata | 53 | 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 Gerokostas
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