Gehrt Surname

194,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gehrt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0681:75,3809,543
United States7101:510,50642,792
Denmark2401:23,5202,402
Australia601:449,92835,109
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Gehrt (28) may also be a first name.

Gehrt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehrt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gehrt.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,964th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,383,262 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gehrt are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gehrt is also the 1,994,417th most common first name on earth, held by 28 people.

The last name Gehrt is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 75,380. In Germany Gehrt is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany Gehrt is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.

Gehrt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrt surname are 34.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.6% being registered with the political party.

Gehrt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrtz9180/
Gehrdt9134/
Goehrt9120/
Gehrte913/
Gehrth911/
Gert894,951/
Geherte832/
Gehiert831/
Gerth8010,317/
Gerts803,676/
Gerdt802,650/
Gerte80655/
Geert80316/
Ghart80309/
Ghert8035/
Gohrt8032/
Göhrt8031/
Ægert8012/
Guert8011/
Gerht808/
Giert803/
Ghort802/
Gertt802/
Gahrt801/
Goert801/
Kgert801/
Gerrt800/
Gehrd800/
Gaert800/
Geehrdts770/
Geerts7313,784/
Gierth731,761/
Gerdts731,662/
Goerdt73521/
Gerdtz73329/
Gierts73202/
Gahart73173/
Gerths73130/
Goerth7374/
Gerthe7370/
Gaerth7363/
Guerts7362/
Gertts7329/
Guerth7329/
Guertz7326/
Guerte7317/
Gaerdt7316/
Gherth7315/
Geiert7313/
Gertch7311/
Gierte739/
Gertte736/
Gierdt735/
Gertsh734/
Gharth733/
Grehet733/
Gerhdt732/
Gertds732/
Gerhtz732/
Ghaart732/
Geerte731/
Ghertz731/
Ghrete731/
Gaerrt731/
Gerrts731/
Geerdt731/
Gertcz730/
Guerdt730/
Goertt730/
Gort675,295/
Gertsch672,381/
Gerd67911/
Gart67899/
Girt67888/
Gret67613/
Geerdts67433/
Gheerts6729/
Gört6713/
Gertova679/
Geerdtz675/
Gerć672/
Guertte671/
Ghertte671/
Gerrdts671/
Geerrtz671/
Gerč671/
Gahardt670/

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Footnotes

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