Gehler Surname

339,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehler Surname User-submission:

It derives from the occupational name for a 'town crier', for which the German word is geller. It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel.

Gehler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6411:125,59415,334
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
England161:3,482,379114,324
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Gehler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It derives from the occupational name for a 'town crier', for which the German word is geller. It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish gel.

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Gehler Last Name Facts

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

Gehler (Oriya: େଗେହର) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gehler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gehler is the 339,783rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,735,255 people. Gehler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gehler live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 641 people, or 1 in 125,594. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Gehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gehler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehler last name expanded 1,157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehler surname are 13.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.76% registered to vote for the party.

Gehler earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goehler92612/
Giehler92399/
Gaehler92349/
Guehler9272/
Geyhler9217/
Gehtler924/
Gethler920/
Geler91748/
Guethler8664/
Gueihler861/
Geeheler860/
Göhler834,713/
Gesler83992/
Gahler83884/
Gähler83845/
Getler83592/
Gieler83559/
Gueler83556/
Geyler83250/
Gelert83234/
Gheler83134/
Geeler83128/
Gohler83117/
Goeler8383/
Gelger8353/
Gaeler8349/
Gholer8338/
Gejler8320/
Gelier838/
Gelerd837/
Gelher834/
Gelere831/
Ghaler831/
Ghöler831/
Gelear830/
Giesler776,064/
Gheller772,308/
Gettler771,036/
Guelere77648/
Göhlert77386/
Gietler77263/
Geysler77204/
Ghelere77180/
Ghetler77131/
Guetler7781/
Gheiler7772/
Geesler7750/
Geleerd7736/
Galeher7734/
Gielert7729/
Geyller7726/
Githler7724/
Ghiller7717/
Gueiler7711/
Gählert779/
Guelher774/
Guelert774/
Ghélere772/
Geslere772/
Getller772/
Ghahler772/
Gelhert771/
Geieler771/
Geslear771/
Gejlert771/
Geelert771/
Ghailer771/
Gholler771/
Gheleer771/
Ghelher771/
Ghaleer771/
Goelher771/
Gueyler771/
Geleher770/
Guesler770/
Gohlier770/
Gihlert770/
Giler7311,218/
Gelir733,817/
Galer732,479/
Göler731,470/
Goler731,157/
Gyler7363/
Guettler71902/
Galleher71397/
Geeleher7139/
Ghislere7114/
Ghiglier715/
Gueisler711/
Gueitler711/
Geseller711/
Gieslerr711/
Guelhere711/
Gelerová711/
Geyleard711/
Getttler711/
Gelherdt711/
Gueslere711/
Ghelhere711/
Gaelheer710/
Goller679,755/
Gisler679,090/
Galler677,739/
Gayler672,104/
Gailer671,036/
Gitler671,002/
Guiler67608/
Gysler67552/
Guyler67418/
Galehr67380/
Galier67304/
Golier67235/
Golher67172/
Gilert67102/
Gilier6739/
Ngiler6721/
Galher6720/
Galear6714/
Golear6712/
Göhlerová6712/
Galeyr6712/
Gallheher674/
Gilher674/
Göleer674/
Gajler674/
Gielerová673/
Gieseller673/
Gelair673/
Galeer672/
Galeir672/
Goyler671/
Gileer671/
Gilesr671/
Gașler671/
Goëler671/
Gélert671/
Gilerd671/
Gelior671/
Gallehier670/
Goiler670/

Gehler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gehler in the Oriya language
େଗେହରegehara-

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