Jericó Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Jericó Surname User-submission:

The surname Jericho is a reference to the city of Jericho, Palestine.

Jericó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Jerico (851) are calculated separately.

Jericó (11) may also be a first name.

Jericó Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jericho is a reference to the city of Jericho, Palestine.

- ronaldo.pb

Jericó Last Name Facts

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

Jericó (Marathi: जेरी) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Jerico. For other potential spellings of Jericó click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jericó? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jericó is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Jericó occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Jericó live; 51 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent live in Iberian Europe. Jericó is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,337,602. In Spain Jericó is most frequent in: Navarre, where 35 percent reside, Madrid, where 20 percent reside and Aragon, where 10 percent reside. Other than Spain Jericó exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 41 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Jericó Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jericó has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerico94851/
Jerica8325/
Gericó8312/
Jiricó833/
Jericho771,990/
Jericha7721/
Jericoh7715/
Jerrica7714/
Jerrico779/
Djerico778/
Jericko777/
Jericco772/
Jericia771/
Jherica771/
Jericah771/
Erica732,268/
Erico73578/
Ericu733/
Jerichau71107/
Jerricko7112/
Jerricho713/
Jerricus711/
Jerickoj711/
Errico6713,761/
Herico671,244/
Cerico67773/
Jeriko67645/
Gerico67392/
Cerica67312/
Serica67300/
Errica67200/
Serico67158/
Eroico67140/
Yerico6776/
Gerica6758/
Ericho6741/
Jerika6734/
Ericko6733/
Ericca6728/
Herica6721/
Jirico6718/
Ericha6715/
Jirica678/
Yerica676/
Jeriza675/
Eroica674/
Ericco672/
Ericia672/
Jereco672/
Zerica672/
Ericaa671/
Jereca671/
Jerrica's671/
Erricu671/
Jeriku671/
Erikca671/
Ericku671/
Eróico671/
Ericão671/
Zerico671/

Jericó Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jericó in the Marathi language
जेरीjeri66.67
जेरीकोjeriko33.33

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