Gehrold Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehrold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gehrold Last Name Facts

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

Gehrold is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gehrold.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrold? popularity and diffusion

Gehrold is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gehrold are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany Gehrold is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, Berlin, where 31 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehroldt936/
Gehrhold930/
Gerold925,051/
Gerhold864,052/
Gerould86400/
Guerold8668/
Ghirold8651/
Gherold8635/
Goerold8628/
Gerrold8617/
Gergold862/
Gerolds862/
Geroldt861/
Gerholdt80212/
Gierhold8031/
Geerhold8026/
Gerroldt8012/
Guerould801/
Gerrolds800/
Gerrould800/
Gerald7752,350/
Girold77233/
Gerolt77197/
Garold7734/
Gérold772/
Gorold770/
Geroldová7525/
Geroldova751/
D'Gerould751/
Geralds71876/
Gerrald71629/
Gerholt71234/
Gorhold7134/
Gierald7118/
Garrold7117/
Guerald7114/
Gerauld718/
Gerhald716/
Greholt714/
Gherald712/
Geerolt711/
Guerolt711/
Gerrolt710/
Garhold710/
Gairold710/
Geerholt6748/
Garrould6732/
Gueraldt6713/
Ggeralds671/
Gerhaldt671/
Gerralds671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gehrold
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