Where Does The Last Name Gehritz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gehritz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehritz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,532,898^th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gehritz reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 94 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Gehritz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gehritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gehritz surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.