Geerdsen Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Geerdsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geerdsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Denmark151:376,31425,792

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerdsen93629/
Geertsen881,133/
Gerdseng881/
Erdsen861/
Geerthsen82148/
Geertseen821/
Gertsen802,900/
Gerdzen8029/
Gerdson8018/
Gerdsan803/
Geerzen801/
Geerthseen781/
Giertsen75198/
Geertzen75126/
Geertson7587/
Gerthsen7521/
Gerdtzen7519/
Guertsen756/
Gerdsson753/
Gerdszon753/
Gerrtsen751/
Gerttsen751/
Geertgen751/
Geertjen750/
Gerzen71572/
Gertschen71186/
Gerdtsson7185/
Gercen7124/
Ertsen7115/
Erdson713/
Gertzen671,669/
Gertsin67569/
Gertson67390/
Gredson67213/
Herdson67150/
Gerchen67138/
Hertsen67116/
Gertgen6794/
Gertsan6745/
Gredzen6723/
Gertsyn6711/
Gretsen674/
Gertsenova673/
Gherzen672/
Girtsen671/

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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
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  • 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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