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 surname Gerónimo occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Geronimo, Gerônimo, Gerònimo, Géronimo or Gêronimo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerónimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerónimo is the 183,651st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,152,053 people. Gerónimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gerónimo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Gerónimo is also the 182,056th most common given name in the world, held by 1,767 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Angola, where it is held by 2,169 people, or 1 in 12,443. Other than Angola this last name occurs 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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