Cognomen ז'ראר (Gérard 
, ז'ראר 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The last name ז'ראר is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Luxembourg, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, and France, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in France, Belgium, and Cameroon. More frequently, ז'ראר is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gérard | Belgium, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, France, Benin |
| ז'ראר | Israel |
Geert, Gellert, Gellért, Gerald, Gerallt, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerardus, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Geri, Gerold, Gerrit, Gert, Giraldo, Girard, Gjert, Gérald, Гелерт, Геллерт, Геральд, Герардус, Геррит, Герт, Герхард, Джеральд, Джерард, Джерард, Жерар, Джерардо, Жерар, Жеро, Жирар, Херардо, ג'ראלד, ג'רארד, גרהרד, جيرار, جيرارد, جيرالد, غيرت, ゲルト, ジラード, 吉拉德, 杰拉德, 格特, and 赫特