Geras Surname
Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname
Geras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 239 | 1:1,516,565 | 103,003 |
| Philippines | 228 | 1:444,027 | 54,717 |
| Poland | 139 | 1:273,444 | 33,454 |
| Russia | 90 | 1:1,601,367 | 107,342 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Spain | 63 | 1:742,096 | 31,639 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Tanzania | 32 | 1:1,654,425 | 47,334 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Moldova | 19 | 1:187,440 | 18,150 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Transnistria | 10 | 1:47,470 | 7,079 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Geraś (4) & Géras (1) are calculated separately.
Geras (1,657) may also be a first name.
Geras Demographics
Geras Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Geras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geras (Arabic: غرس, Georgian: გერას, Hindi: गे्रस, Marathi: गेरस, Oriya: େଗରସ, Russian: Герас) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Geraś or Géras. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geras is the 342,798th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Geras reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 189,202nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,657 people.
Geras is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 1,516,565. In The United States Geras is most numerous in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.
Geras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Geras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geras last name rose 7,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Geras last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Geras surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Geras earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,556 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geras in the Georgian language | ||
| გერას | geras | - |
| Geras in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗରସ | egarasa | - |
| Geras in the Marathi language | ||
| गेरस | gerasa | - |
| Geras in the Hindi language | ||
| गे्रस | gerasa | 70.59 |
| गेरस | gerasa | 29.41 |
| Geras in the Russian language | ||
| Герас | geras | - |
| Geras in the Arabic language | ||
| غرس | ghrs | - |
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Footnotes
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