Gehrs Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:910,70168,500
Germany3361:239,60026,292
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Gehrs Last Name Facts

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

Gehrs is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,080th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. The last name Gehrs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gehrs reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 910,701. In The United States Gehrs is most frequent in: Illinois, where 32 percent live, Missouri, where 31 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Gehrs exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 43 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Gehrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehrs surname rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehrs last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Gehrs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $45,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $47,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goehrs91142/
Gehers9148/
Guehrs916/
Gehrst910/
Gers892,852/
Geers807,318/
Gerst805,721/
Guers801,790/
Goers801,621/
Giers801,528/
Gersh801,519/
Ghers80501/
Gerse80262/
Ghars80215/
Gersz80160/
Ghors80141/
Göhrs8076/
Gohrs8024/
Gahrs8023/
Gerss8021/
Gyhrs808/
Ågers806/
Gährs806/
Gerrs801/
Ger's801/
Gaers800/
Gersch732,102/
Gierse731,823/
Giersz731,120/
Geerse73347/
Goerss73307/
Guerss73280/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Geerst7367/
Gierst7351/
Guerse7327/
Giersh7321/
Gershe7310/
Gherst7310/
Guerrs737/
Guerst734/
Goerrs733/
Gherrs732/
Gharss731/
Ghersh731/
Gueirs731/
Gherss731/
Getrse731/
Gheers731/
Ghiers731/
Gierss731/
Geiers731/
Ghirst731/
Gharsh731/
Gersth731/
Ghears730/
Gahars730/
Gerrse730/
Gehrch730/
Giersch672,863/
Görs671,310/
Girs67729/
Gars67691/
Gors67423/
Goersch67369/
Gerß6755/
Gersova6721/
Gerx6717/
Guersch6716/
Gerš678/
Gersová675/
Gohrsch674/
Guersse673/
Ghersse672/
Gjrs671/
Gehrche671/
Guersth671/
Guesrse671/
Ghersth671/
Gīrs671/
Gerś671/
Gaersch670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gehrs
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