Gerbrecht Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Gerbrecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerbrecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gerbrecht (1,385) may also be a first name.

Gerbrecht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerbrecht is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerbrecht? popularity and diffusion

Gerbrecht is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gerbrecht live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 210,363rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,385 people.

The surname Gerbrecht is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent reside, Berlin, where 22 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 26 percent reside.

Gerbrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerbrecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerbrecht surname increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerbrecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerbrecht last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerbrecht earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $62,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierbrecht953/
Erbrecht94216/
Gerbrect940/
Garbrecht891,467/
Gerbracht891,314/
Herbrecht89442/
Ehrbrecht8947/
Gorbrecht891/
Herrbrecht8435/
Garbrechth841/
Gerbrich8267/
Erbricht8212/
Herbrect820/
Gerbre801/
Gorbracht7838/
Herbricht7820/
Garbracht782/
Herbrycht781/
Zerbret752/
Gerbrichová7013/
Gerbrichova701/
Zerbre6713/
Serbre671/
Grebre671/
Gerbra671/
Gerbry671/
Zerbrette671/
Gervrey630/
Srebrich591/
Searbrey590/
Srebre5398/
Jerbri532/
Serbry530/
Srebrey502/
Gervriz501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gerbrecht
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