Gérard Surname
Approximately 5,019 people bear this surname
Gérard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3,970 | 1:2,896 | 273 |
| France | 776 | 1:85,596 | 12,181 |
| Switzerland | 94 | 1:87,371 | 9,726 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Gerard (99,255) & Gèrard (6) are calculated separately.
Gérard (56,415) may also be a first name.
Gérard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gérard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gérard occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gerard or Gèrard. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gérard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 94,868th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,451,992 people. The surname Gérard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gérard reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 16,682nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 56,415 people.
The last name Gérard is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 3,970 people, or 1 in 2,896. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Belgium Gérard is found in 41 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 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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