Gerfelder Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerfelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gerfelder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerfelder is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerfelder? popularity and diffusion

Gerfelder is the 1,931,261st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Gerfelder live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gerfelder is most common in Germany, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live and Saarland, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Gerfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerfelder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerfelder last name increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerfelder Last Name Statistics demography

Gerfelder earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herzfelder8422/

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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 Gerfelder
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