Garrelts Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Garrelts Surname User-submission:

The Garrelts surname derives from the words for 'spear' or 'lance' and 'rule'.

Garrelts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:429,45437,076
Germany5011:160,69019,100
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Garrelts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Garrelts surname derives from the words for 'spear' or 'lance' and 'rule'.

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Garrelts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garrelts is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrelts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,373rd most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. Garrelts is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Garrelts live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Garrelts is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 429,454. In The United States Garrelts is primarily found in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, Nebraska, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Garrelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garrelts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garrelts surname increased 8,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garrelts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garrelts surname are 33.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.53% being registered with the party.

Garrelts earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garrelt9313/
Garrelds8875/
Gerrelts8834/
Garelt862/
Garlets80129/
Gorrelt800/
Garreld800/
Gareult800/
Garlt7722/
Arlts778/
Garletts75290/
Gerrelds750/
Gaharelt750/
Garlet712,277/
Gerlts7114/
Gareld716/
Arlets711/
Harlts710/
Garlett67409/
Gerlets6744/
Gerelds6729/
Garlete6722/
Garletz6715/
Gorelte679/
Garleth672/
Gariltz672/
Gairlds672/

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