Gerbsch Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerbsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerbsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2571:313,25131,672
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gerbsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerbsch is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerbsch? popularity and diffusion

Gerbsch is the 885,573rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Gerbsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gerbsch reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 33 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gerbsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerbsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerbsch surname grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerbsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerbsch are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gerbsch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erbsch924/
Garbsch86192/
Herbsch861/
Gerbs8361/
Gerbst77174/
Herbsh770/
Erbs732,812/
Gerb73707/
Gerbszt7127/
Gherbst714/
Grefsch711/
Erbst67462/
Garbs67401/
Zerbs67221/
Erbse67150/
Gherb67102/
Grebs6775/
Herbs6763/
Gorbs6718/
Guerb676/
Serbs674/
Erbss673/
Gervs673/
Cerbs672/
Gerph672/
Gerps671/
Gerfs671/
Jerffsch671/

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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 Gerbsch
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