Gerónimo Surname
Approximately 2,312 people bear this surname
Gerónimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
The alternate forms: Geronimo (87,543), Gerônimo (33), Gerònimo (1), Géronimo (2) & Gêronimo (1) are calculated separately.
Gerónimo (1,767) may also be a first name.
Gerónimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerónimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerónimo is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Geronimo, Gerônimo, Gerònimo, Géronimo or Gêronimo. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerónimo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 183,651st most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,152,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gerónimo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Gerónimo is also the 182,056th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,767 people.
This last name is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 12,443. Aside from Angola this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo | 96 | 87,543 | / |
| Gerônimo | 96 | 33 | / |
| Gerònimo | 96 | 1 | / |
| Géronimo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gêronimo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jerónimo | 88 | 11,914 | / |
| Geranimo | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gerunimo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ierónimo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Geronimos | 82 | 86 | / |
| Gerronimo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gueronimo | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gieronimo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Geronimmo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geronimoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jgeronimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geronimoz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eronimo | 80 | 9 | / |
| D'geronimo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jeronimo | 75 | 81,626 | / |
| Ieronimo | 75 | 638 | / |
| Geronymo | 75 | 560 | / |
| Jerônimo | 75 | 166 | / |
| Yeronimo | 75 | 164 | / |
| Heronimo | 75 | 96 | / |
| Geronima | 75 | 61 | / |
| Geronemo | 75 | 57 | / |
| Gironimo | 75 | 53 | / |
| Seronimo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jerònimo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jerónima | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jeranimo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Geranima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerônymo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jerõnimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeronimos | 71 | 26 | / |
| Geronymos | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yeronimou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ieronimou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Zeronimos | 71 | 5 | / |
| Geronemos | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jeromnimo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zheronimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeronnimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ieronimos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jerronimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djeronimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeronijmo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeronimmo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeroniomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eronemo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dzheronimo | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Gerónimo
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