Gheraescu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gheraescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheraescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Gherăescu (1) are calculated separately.

Gheraescu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gheraescu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gheraescu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Gherăescu. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheraescu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gheraescu is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gheraescu are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,346,312. In Romania it is most numerous in: Iași County, where 67 percent live, Caraș-Severin County, where 17 percent live and Timiș County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Romania Gheraescu occurs in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gherăescu961/
Gherescu94340/
Ghierascu891/
Gherasco822/
Grescu80110/
Gruescu75964/
Craescu75456/
Gurescu7558/
Girescu7545/
Gorescu7518/
Gyrescu751/
Gorascu751/
Gruiescu71188/
Gherciuc7190/
Kierascu7138/
Craiescu718/
Gresciuc716/
Gresciug711/
Grasc711/
Grescoux710/
Gresco67152/
Grasic67116/
Grasco6794/
Gresku6764/
Garasciuc6745/
Guerresco6716/
Gorasciuc676/
Grasca674/
Gresuk674/
Grasoc672/
Gresçu672/
Chrasc671/
Grasac671/
Guerescki671/
Gresoc671/
Gresic671/
Guerescni671/
Grausc671/
Gresck670/

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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 Gheraescu
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