Gherara Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Gherara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gherara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4331:89,21813,725
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gherara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gherara is most common in Algeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname Gherara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gherara live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb.

Gherara is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 89,218. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Mila Province, where 52 percent reside, Biskra Province, where 48 percent reside and Boumerdès Province, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 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
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  • 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 Gherara
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