Géraud Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Géraud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
The alternate forms: Geraud (3,140) & Gèraud (1) are calculated separately.
Géraud (525) may also be a first name.
Géraud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Géraud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Géraud is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as a variant: Geraud or Gèraud. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Géraud? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Géraud occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Géraud live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Géraud is also the 368,302nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 525 people.
It is most common in France, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,165,311. In France Géraud is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 30 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent are found and Occitanie, where 16 percent are found. Excluding France this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 3 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
- 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 Géraud
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