Gehling Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6801:47,9206,273
United States8661:418,54436,318
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Australia521:519,14839,018
England181:3,095,448105,421
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Gehling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gehling occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,544th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,586,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gehling live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gehling is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 47,920. In Germany Gehling is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Bavaria, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany Gehling occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Gehling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gehling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehling surname rose 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehling last name are 35.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.46% registered with the party.

Gehling earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehlings9327/
Goehling931/
Guehling930/
Geling921,125/
Guethling8844/
Giehlings881/
Gieling86869/
Gesling86431/
Geeling8673/
Geyling8647/
Getling8639/
Göhling8632/
Gohling8621/
Geluing8610/
Gähling8610/
Gelieng8610/
Ghaling868/
Gahling865/
Gelhing865/
Gueling865/
Gholing864/
Gheling863/
Gelings863/
Ngeling863/
Gelihng862/
Gaeling861/
Goeling860/
Gehlink860/
Geesling80253/
Gielingh80109/
Gettling8091/
Guetling8053/
Gietling8034/
Gielings806/
Ghisling801/
Getlings800/
Giesling800/
Galing772,186/
Giling77906/
Goling77901/
Gelink77198/
Geleng77159/
Gyling772/
Gelingova751/
Gettlings750/
Guiling713,001/
Golling711,901/
Gielink71634/
Gailing71548/
Galling71245/
Gysling71212/
Gelinck71116/
Geelink71116/
Giliong7123/
Ngiling7121/
Gieleng7118/
Guelink7113/
Gisling719/
Ngeleng718/
Gitling718/
Galingg715/
Gälings711/
Gelinke711/
Goiling711/
Gueleng711/
Geeleng711/
Gysellings711/
Gaaling710/
Gayling710/
Gytling710/
Gilings710/
Geslinc710/
Gleng6735/
Gailling6718/
Nggeleng6713/
Nggiling6711/
Gittling675/
Galng674/
Gaitling673/
Goylings672/
Guysling672/
Geelinck671/
Ghelleng671/
Geellink671/
Nngiling671/
Guitling670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gehling
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