Gehring Surname

25,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehring Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Old High German gêr, meaning 'spear'.

Gehring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,7301:6,863848
United States7,0441:51,4566,201
Switzerland8631:9,5171,550
Brazil6061:353,25813,531
Canada3641:101,22410,979
Austria2391:35,6295,745
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
France1621:410,01760,039
South Africa781:694,58649,962
England551:1,013,05650,089
Australia431:627,80744,139
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Finland131:422,82327,659
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8931:56,2366,290

Gehring (21) may also be a first name.

Gehring Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Old High German gêr, meaning 'spear'.

- dave2020

Gehring Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehring is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehring? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gehring is the 25,028th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 338,012 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gehring live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 11,730 people, or 1 in 6,863. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside, Bavaria, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Gehring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehring has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehring last name increased 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 786 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gehring Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gehring are 19.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gehring earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.69% less than the national average, earning 243,344 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning R 313,584 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goehring934,516/
Gaehring93158/
Guehring93131/
Geehring9387/
Giehring9337/
Gehrings931/
Gehringt931/
Gehrring930/
Gering926,398/
Goehrinng881/
Guehering881/
Göhring864,915/
Goering863,486/
Giering861,673/
Geering861,467/
Gerring861,212/
Gohring86500/
Ghering86463/
Gahring86325/
Guering86247/
Gihring86146/
Gaering8665/
Gharing8637/
Ngering8636/
Ghiring8614/
Gähring866/
Gerinng864/
Geriong864/
Geringk862/
Ghoring861/
Gehryng861/
Gerging861/
Geruing861/
Gerzing861/
Gerieng861/
Gejring861/
Gerng832/
Geerings80235/
Geeringh80153/
Ghearing80118/
Gharring8044/
Geehreng8029/
Gueringh809/
Ghisring805/
Gehrinke804/
Guihring802/
Cgoering801/
Guerings801/
Goerring800/
Gherring800/
Guerring800/
Guearing800/
Geringue800/
Gheering800/
Gerrings800/
Ghoering800/
Garing778,557/
Goring774,239/
Göring774,057/
Giring77257/
Gereng77115/
Géring7776/
Ngerng7762/
Gyring7758/
Geryng7738/
Gerink7717/
Gerimg774/
Gäring771/
Geringová7515/
Geringova7510/
Gairing71446/
Gorring71278/
Geerink71159/
Gieryng71114/
Guiring7192/
Guerringue7156/
Ngiring7142/
Gayring7141/
Ngereng7118/
Guerink7112/
Garring719/
Görings716/
Guereng714/
Hgaring712/
Geroeng711/
Giriong711/
Gerinck711/
Kgereng711/
Gaaring711/
Gerinke711/
Girring710/
Girings710/
Geerinck671,060/
Gerinckx67101/
Nggiring6752/
Geerinkx6727/
Guerngue679/
Garng675/
Guerinke673/
Geerhngs671/
Gerrinck671/
Gorng671/

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