Gerfert Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gerfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerfert is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerfert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gerfert reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Gerfert is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Gerfert is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Berlin, where 20 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gerfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerfert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerfert last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerfertz9361/
Goerfert931/
Erfert92123/
Gerfer9243/
Herfert86834/
Gerfort8682/
Serfert8627/
Garfert868/
Guerfer862/
Erfertt860/
Herferth8035/
Grepfert803/
Cherfert802/
Herrfert801/
Sierfert801/
Searfert800/
Serfertt800/
Garfertt800/
Grefer77444/
Serfer7720/
Jerfer771/
Girfer771/
Garfort7156/
Greffer7150/
Djerfer716/
Herfertová715/
Serffer712/
Herferd711/
Gorfort710/
Serferd710/
Hirfert710/
Gerford710/
Garforth671,325/
Garfirth6753/
Gorforth6727/
Herrferd670/
Gerphart670/
Garfortt670/

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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 Gerfert
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