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

The last name Gerum occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gérum. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Gerum is the 260,043^rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,822,995 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Gerum live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 705,855^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 168 people.

Gerum is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 85,553. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 84 percent reside, Hesse, where 6 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Gerum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gerum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerum surname rose 3,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gerum last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30% less than the national average, earning R 166,344 per year; in United States they earn 26.69% more than the national average, earning $54,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.92% more than the national average, earning $68,525 CAD per year.