Gerua Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gerua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
India861:8,919,365180,249
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gerua (64) may also be a first name.

Gerua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerua (Hindi: गेरुआ, Oriya: େଗରୁଆ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerua is the 1,133,308th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Gerua live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gerua is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 66,290. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 40 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent live and Central, where 15 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Gerua is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geruas911/
Gherua911/
Gerzua911/
Erua89207/
Gheruha8314/
Gerruoa831/
Ngerwua831/
Gerba802,264/
Gorua80271/
Errua80240/
Serua80184/
Girua80150/
Garua80124/
Gerva80109/
Cerua8040/
Yerua8025/
Gerwa8024/
Eruay8012/
Herua808/
Erhua804/
Erzua802/
Eruas802/
Eruae801/
Jerua801/
Zerua801/
Eruat801/
Earua801/
Gervas7335,865/
Gervaz731,045/
Kherua73278/
Gierba73160/
Guerva73139/
Cherua73132/
Gervai73131/
Gerbou73124/
Garrua7372/
Gervat7367/
Gerbay7344/
Erruas7335/
Gervay7335/
Ngerwa7333/
Erhuay7329/
Eruhas7328/
Zerwua7326/
Heruea7324/
Goruah7320/
Ierwua7319/
Gervau7316/
Garuah7311/
Gherba7311/
Gervad739/
Gerbau739/
Erwuah739/
Gerway738/
Gerbai738/
Gerbaj738/
Giruad736/
Eruahe735/
Heruas734/
Gierva734/
Gherva733/
Eruoha732/
Gervou732/
Zeruas732/
Guirua731/
Gerwad731/
Gerbaa731/
Garwua731/
Heruaz731/
Heruay731/
Serrua731/
Gerveu731/
Gierwa731/
Erhuea731/
Zeruat731/
Gervais6771,124/
Erwa676,991/
Erba676,259/
Irua671,664/
Erva671,209/
Herhuay671,198/
Ghervas67412/
Gervaux67114/
Eruo6795/
Gervaud6778/
Gierwat6730/
Cheruah6724/
Gerbağa6717/
Gerveau6715/
Gerwatz6712/
Gervait676/
Ngervai675/
Herzuah675/
Gervash674/
Guervaz674/
Gervach673/
Kheruah671/
Chherua671/
Guerruo671/
Guervas671/
Guerwad671/
Garruea671/
Yerzuah671/
Gherbaa671/
Jrua671/
Gervahe671/
Gervaiz671/
Gervast671/
Gervaís671/
Gerwajs671/
Gerwath671/
Gherbaï671/
Errouha671/
Guerwaz671/

Gerua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerua in the Hindi language
गेरुआgeru'a-
Gerua in the Oriya language
େଗରୁଆegaru'a-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerua
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