Gehrels Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gehrels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gehrels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gehrels is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 828,895th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gehrels reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gehrels is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 43 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and South Dakota, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Gehrels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gehrels surname grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrels last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Gehrels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrls92344/
Gerels9215/
Gereels8642/
Gerrels8631/
Gerehls861/
Gerells861/
Gerls8395/
Gerrells80198/
Gerriels801/
Gerelles801/
Gerles7778/
Greles7712/
Gierls7711/
Gerils776/
Girels773/
Gerhls773/
Garels772/
Gahrls771/
Goerls771/
Gorels771/
Gihrls770/
Garrels711,210/
Gergils7119/
Gerlhes713/
Guerils711/
Guerles711/
Gerrlls711/
Gerlsch711/
Gerrils711/
Garells711/
Gierles711/
Gariels711/
Gherles710/
Goerles710/
Garls6737/
Garrells679/
Guerlles677/
Görls675/
Gorls675/
Garelles674/
Girls674/
Gerilles671/
Gjrls671/

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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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  • 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 Gehrels
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