Gerway Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gerway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gerway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerway occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gerway live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Gerway is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Gerway
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