Gehrts Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Gehrts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2081:387,04536,194
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gehrts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gehrts is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 668,257th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name Gehrts occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gehrts live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 387,045. In Germany Gehrts is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 61 percent live, Hamburg, where 29 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany Gehrts is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Paraguay, where 6 percent live.

Gehrts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehrts last name increased 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrts last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.28% being registered with the political party.

Gehrts earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerts913,676/
Geehrdts860/
Geerts8313,784/
Gertse833,687/
Gerdts831,662/
Gierts83202/
Gerths83130/
Goerts8383/
Gehrtz8380/
Guerts8362/
Gertts8329/
Gertsh834/
Gherts832/
Gertds832/
Gerrts831/
Gaerts831/
Gersts831/
Gertst830/
Gertzs830/
Gertsch772,381/
Geerdts77433/
Geertse77262/
Gheerts7729/
Goerdts7723/
Gertshe7720/
Guertse774/
Goehrtz772/
Gertsth772/
Geertst771/
Geeerts771/
Gerrdts771/
Gertz736,485/
Gerds73793/
Grets73333/
Gorts73218/
Girts73216/
Görts7390/
Gehrz7384/
Garts7379/
Gertc730/
Gertsova71145/
Goertsch712/
Hgaerths711/
Gooierts711/
Guertsch710/
Gertsche710/
Goertz678,253/
Gertze673,190/
Giertz671,294/
Geertz67588/
Gordts67435/
Gerőcs67391/
Geerds67351/
Gerdtz67329/
Guertz6726/
Gretts6725/
Gaertz6717/
Gahrtz6715/
Gertch6711/
Gerdås6710/
Gierds679/
Giertzsch679/
Gerstz676/
Gerhtz672/
Gortts672/
Gredts671/
Ghertz671/
Gertcz670/
Girdts670/
Gortzs670/
Gehrch670/

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