Geruss Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Geruss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Geruss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geruss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geruss (Russian: Герусс) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Geruss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Geruss is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Geruss are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Belarus, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 9,501,059. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Vitebsk Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Belarus this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.
Geruss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geruss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geruss last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geruss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geruss in the Russian language | ||
| Герусс | geruss | - |
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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
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- 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 Geruss
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