Jérôme Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Jérôme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jérôme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1031:644,88183,663
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Jerôme (1,410), Jérome (95), Jêrôme (1) & Jerome (76,451) are calculated separately.

Jérôme (37,611) may also be a first name.

Jérôme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jérôme occurs most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jerôme, Jérome, Jêrôme or Jerome. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jérôme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jérôme is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Jérôme are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Jérôme is also the 23,393rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 37,611 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 644,881. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 29 percent reside, Occitanie, where 18 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent reside. Not including France Jérôme is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerôme941,410/
Jérome9495/
Jêrôme941/
Jérôm911/
Jerome8976,451/
Zérôme831/
Jirame6719/
Jirome6718/
Jerame678/
Gerôme676/
Jérama671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jérôme
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