Gérin Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gérin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gérin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium661:174,19223,583
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gerin (5,904) are calculated separately.

Gérin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gérin is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Gerin. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gérin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gérin reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Gérin is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 174,192. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 77 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Belgium Gérin is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerin935,904/
Géring9176/
Gérion914/
Gétrin911/
Garin8026,549/
Gorin8017,418/
Girin804,733/
Gyrin8017/
Görin801/
Guerin7373,732/
Girgin7330,621/
Gering736,398/
Gergin735,531/
Gorrin733,380/
Girina731,947/
Guirin73840/
Gerion73757/
Gerina73618/
Gairin73592/
Giring73257/
Gerrin73218/
Garrin73199/
Gyrion73106/
Gharin7395/
Gehrin7379/
Garien7369/
Geerin7369/
Girion7362/
Gerien7361/
Gyring7358/
Gerzin7323/
Ghorin7320/
Gaerin7317/
Ghirin7317/
Gerink7317/
Gyrina7316/
Ngirin738/
Gherin737/
Gayrin736/
Getrin735/
Gorinn734/
Goerin734/
Gyrzin733/
Garinn732/
Giruin732/
Geruin732/
Guyrin732/
Gorien731/
Girrin731/
Gitrin731/
Gohrin731/
Gorihn731/
Girind731/
Gäring731/
Gérent731/
Gerisn731/
Gahrin730/
Gorn673,199/
Garn672,704/
Girn672,168/
Giering671,673/
Geering671,467/
Guerrin671,418/
Gern671,230/
Gerring671,212/
Gairing67446/
Görn67420/
Guering67247/
Geerink67159/
Gihring67146/
Gorienė67145/
Guiring6792/
Garrien6743/
Ghairin6743/
Gayring6741/
Gyrn6723/
Guerink6712/
Gorrien679/
Ghisrin678/
Ghirina676/
Gähring676/
Gerinng674/
Goehrin673/
Garienė673/
Gettrin671/
Guitrin671/
Gehrina671/
Gehrind671/
Gaytrin671/
Gerrien671/
Gerrisn671/
Girrina671/
Gerrion671/
Gaïarin671/
Gejring671/
Girienė671/
Guerinn671/
Gyrienė671/
Gerinck671/
Gairina671/
Guerind671/
Guearin670/
Gaerrin670/
Gherien670/
Girring670/

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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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  • 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 Gérin
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