Gehrlach Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gehrlach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Gehrlach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gehrlach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gehrlach is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gehrlach? popularity and diffusion
Gehrlach is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gehrlach are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Gehrlach is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 80 percent are found and Bavaria, where 20 percent are found. Besides Germany Gehrlach occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
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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
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