Gerhardt Surname
Approximately 32,043 people bear this surname
Gerhardt Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Gerhard (spear, hard).
Read More About This SurnameGerhardt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17,868 | 1:4,506 | 525 |
| United States | 7,153 | 1:50,672 | 6,117 |
| Brazil | 4,233 | 1:50,573 | 1,965 |
| Canada | 625 | 1:58,953 | 6,943 |
| Australia | 233 | 1:115,861 | 12,852 |
| South Africa | 200 | 1:270,889 | 26,929 |
| France | 197 | 1:337,171 | 50,874 |
| Hungary | 179 | 1:54,840 | 5,798 |
| Argentina | 171 | 1:249,961 | 20,264 |
| Austria | 153 | 1:55,656 | 8,727 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| Denmark | 149 | 1:37,884 | 3,949 |
| Netherlands | 101 | 1:167,200 | 24,400 |
| Switzerland | 96 | 1:85,551 | 9,588 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 744 | 1:67,498 | 7,326 |
The alternate forms: Gerhárdt (1) are calculated separately.
Gerhardt (5,403) may also be a first name.
Gerhardt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Gerhard (spear, hard).
User-submitted Reference
Literally means 'spear' (ger) and 'brave' or 'hardy' (hard). In other words, 'brave with a spear'.
- ngerhard98Gerhardt Demographics
Average Male Gerhardt Height
176.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gerhardt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerhardt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerhardt (Hindi: गेरहार्ट) occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Gerhárdt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerhardt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gerhardt is the 17,296th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 227,430 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gerhardt are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 91,576th most frequent first name globally, borne by 5,403 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17,868 people, or 1 in 4,506. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Gerhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerhardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerhardt surname increased 961 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 760 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerhardt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerhardt surname are 12.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gerhardt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning 359,126 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning R 273,672 per year; in United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,077 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerhardt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhardt in the Hindi language | ||
| गेरहार्ट | geraharta | 40 |
| गरहार्ट | garaharta | 40 |
| गिरिहार्ट | giriharta | 20 |
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