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
The surname Gérard is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gerard or Gèrard. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gérard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 94,868th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,451,992 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gérard are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 16,682nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 56,415 people.
Gérard is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 3,970 people, or 1 in 2,896. In Belgium Gérard is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Belgium Gérard occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
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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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