Jerónimo Surname
Approximately 11,914 people bear this surname
Jerónimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 10,451 | 1:2,582 | 424 |
| Portugal | 1,302 | 1:8,002 | 726 |
| Guatemala | 67 | 1:240,040 | 4,106 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Jeronimo (81,626), Jerônimo (166), Jerònimo (4), Jerõnimo (1) & Jéronimo (3) are calculated separately.
Jerónimo (47,469) may also be a first name.
Jerónimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerónimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jerónimo is most common in Angola. It can also be rendered as: Jeronimo, Jerônimo, Jerònimo, Jerõnimo or Jéronimo. Click here for further potential spellings of Jerónimo.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerónimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jerónimo is the 43,625th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 611,679 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Jerónimo reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Jerónimo is also the 19,313th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 47,469 people.
It is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 10,451 people, or 1 in 2,582. Besides Angola it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 11 percent are found and Guatemala, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeronimo | 96 | 81,626 | / |
| Jerônimo | 96 | 166 | / |
| Jerònimo | 96 | 4 | / |
| Jerõnimo | 96 | 1 | / |
| Jéronimo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gerónimo | 88 | 2,312 | / |
| Jerónima | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jeranimo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ierónimo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeronimos | 82 | 26 | / |
| Jeromnimo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Jerronimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jgeronimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeronnimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Djeronimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeronijmo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeronimmo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeroniomo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eronimo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Geronimo | 75 | 87,543 | / |
| Jeronymo | 75 | 3,071 | / |
| Ieronimo | 75 | 638 | / |
| Yeronimo | 75 | 164 | / |
| Jeronima | 75 | 122 | / |
| Heronimo | 75 | 96 | / |
| Gerônimo | 75 | 33 | / |
| Geranimo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jironimo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Seronimo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jerônymo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jeronemo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gerunimo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gerònimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeranymo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geronimos | 71 | 86 | / |
| Yeronimou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ieronimou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Zeronimos | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gerronimo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jeronimas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gieronimo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zheronimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ieronimos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geronimmo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geronimoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geronimoz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeeronima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeronyomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eronemo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dzheronimo | 67 | 6 | / |
| D'geronimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erunima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jerónimo
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