Ghereg Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ghereg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghereg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova7691:4,631674
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghereg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghereg is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghereg? popularity and diffusion

Ghereg is the 435,329th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname Ghereg is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ghereg reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Moldova, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 4,631. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Anenii Noi District, where 58 percent are found, Călărași District, where 30 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 8 percent are found. Other than Moldova Ghereg occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gereg91870/
Gherec833/
Gherig832/
Ghareg832/
Giereg831/
Gereig831/
Geregh831/
Ngeregh771/
Ghereke770/
Gerig733,008/
Gerek731,772/
Gerec73121/
Gireg7333/
Gerex7326/
Gareg7319/
Goreg733/
Gereq731/
Geryg731/
Ghareagh7120/
Gharehgh7113/
Geregova7111/
Ghericke711/
Gueregue711/
Ghareegh711/
Gehrig679,068/
Gerigk672,544/
Gierek671,348/
Gerike671,069/
Gereke67899/
Goerig67546/
Göhrig67405/
Gierig67256/
Gerecs67151/
Guerig67110/
Gharig67101/
Gereec6755/
Gahrig6744/
Gaerig6734/
Gerrig6734/
Geriek6729/
Gerrek6727/
Gharek6723/
Gergek6723/
Gohrig6713/
Gereks678/
Gerigs676/
Gereck676/
Gerzig675/
Guerek674/
Ngerek674/
Geraig674/
Gerhig673/
Getrex672/
Geerig672/
Gerekh672/
Gierec672/
Gheric672/
Guerec672/
Gerect671/
Gergec671/
Garegh671/
Goerec671/
Getrig671/
Gergig671/
Geriec671/
Ghareq671/
Geerek671/
Ngerec671/
Ngireg671/
Gorreg671/
Gehrek671/
Gihrig670/
Goerek670/
Gohryg670/

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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 Ghereg
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