Geerdsen Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Geerdsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
Geerdsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geerdsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geerdsen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geerdsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Geerdsen reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Geerdsen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany Geerdsen is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 85 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany Geerdsen is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent are found and Denmark, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdsen | 93 | 629 | / |
| Geertsen | 88 | 1,133 | / |
| Gerdseng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Erdsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geerthsen | 82 | 148 | / |
| Geertseen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gertsen | 80 | 2,900 | / |
| Gerdzen | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gerdson | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gerdsan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geerzen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geerthseen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Giertsen | 75 | 198 | / |
| Geertzen | 75 | 126 | / |
| Geertson | 75 | 87 | / |
| Gerthsen | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gerdtzen | 75 | 19 | / |
| Guertsen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gerdsson | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gerdszon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gerrtsen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerttsen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geertgen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geertjen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gerzen | 71 | 572 | / |
| Gertschen | 71 | 186 | / |
| Gerdtsson | 71 | 85 | / |
| Gercen | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ertsen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Erdson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gertzen | 67 | 1,669 | / |
| Gertsin | 67 | 569 | / |
| Gertson | 67 | 390 | / |
| Gredson | 67 | 213 | / |
| Herdson | 67 | 150 | / |
| Gerchen | 67 | 138 | / |
| Hertsen | 67 | 116 | / |
| Gertgen | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gertsan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gredzen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gertsyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gretsen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gertsenova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gherzen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Girtsen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Geerdsen
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