Gehorsam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gehorsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehorsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gehorsam Last Name Facts

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

Gehorsam is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehorsam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Gehorsam live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Colorado, where 53 percent are found, New York, where 40 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent are found.

Gehorsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gehorsam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehorsam surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehorsam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehorsam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Gehorsam earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 154.93% more than the national average, earning $110,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehorism883/
Gehoorzaam786/
Gehorson750/
Yorsam71538/
Ghehorson710/
Georson673/
Yorssam671/

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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 Gehorsam
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