Gerák Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Gerák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 170 | 1:57,743 | 6,047 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Gerak (349) are calculated separately.
Gerák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerák Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerák is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gerak. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerák? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerák is the 1,263,456th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Gerák is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 57,743. In Hungary Gerák is most prevalent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 49 percent reside, Budapest, where 21 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary Gerák occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 6 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerak | 93 | 349 | / |
| Gerhák | 91 | 26 | / |
| Herák | 80 | 833 | / |
| Gerok | 80 | 163 | / |
| Serák | 80 | 72 | / |
| Zerák | 80 | 29 | / |
| Jerák | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geráková | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gierak | 73 | 1,444 | / |
| Gierok | 73 | 497 | / |
| Gherak | 73 | 253 | / |
| Gergak | 73 | 190 | / |
| Gerock | 73 | 179 | / |
| Geraik | 73 | 30 | / |
| Cerhák | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gerack | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gerzok | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gerake | 73 | 8 | / |
| Greňák | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cerňák | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guerak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geroke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goerok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gesrak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Getrak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hierák | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerzak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geirok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerrok | 73 | 0 | / |
| Erak | 67 | 2,246 | / |
| Erok | 67 | 418 | / |
| Gherrak | 67 | 193 | / |
| Gierzak | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gierzok | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerzack | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gierock | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaerakh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giereyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerrock | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerrak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerhoke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gehrake | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gerák
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