Gaerdes Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gaerdes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaerdes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Gaerdes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaerdes is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaerdes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Gaerdes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gaerdes are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,046,977. In Canada Gaerdes is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 94 percent live and British Columbia, where 6 percent live. Other than Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Gaerdes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gaerdes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning R 149,136 per year and in Canada they earn 28.94% more than the national average, earning $64,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerdes9227,317/
Gardes923,419/
Gaerde921/
Gardies86463/
Gehrdes8644/
Goerdes8630/
Gardees863/
Gardesh863/
Gardeis861/
Ayerdes861/
Gerdies861/
Gardeus861/
Gertdes861/
Gardeas861/
Gaardes860/
Gherdes860/
Geardes860/
Gaerdis860/
Gierdes860/
Gardeish800/
Gardez77970/
Gördes77934/
Gerdez77625/
Gordes77218/
Gerdis77191/
Gardis77153/
Gärdes7716/
Gardès779/
Yerdes776/
Gardés776/
Uerdes771/
Ierdes770/
Goerde770/
Ayerdis711,395/
Gardais71673/
Gardois71125/
Gherdis71106/
Gourdes7197/
Heerdes7136/
Gardish7129/
Aiardes7125/
Ayardes7121/
Gardysz7112/
Gerdish7111/
Ghardis7110/
Gardysh7110/
Gardiez717/
Goerder717/
Ayerdys717/
Gerdais715/
Gierdys712/
Gordies711/
Airedes711/
Heardes711/
Earedes711/
Gerdhis711/
Gerduis711/
Gerdysh711/
Goerdet711/
Gardeez711/
Gardisz711/
Ajardes711/
Geardis710/
Gordess710/
Gerdisch6730/
Ghaherdi6727/
Hierdeis6725/
Gardisch677/
Gourdeas675/
Oyerdies673/
Gordesch672/
Gherdiss671/
Ghardiss671/
Ghardish671/
Heyrdejs671/

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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 Gaerdes
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