Gerhardus Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerhardus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerhardus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3831:210,19723,856
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gerhardus (27,667) may also be a first name.

Gerhardus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerhardus occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerhardus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,780th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gerhardus live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gerhardus is also the 29,642nd most widespread first name globally, held by 27,667 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 210,197. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 58 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Gerhardus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerhardus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerhardus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerhardus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerhardus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.12% less than the national average, earning R 82,884 per year and in United States they earn 19.58% less than the national average, earning $34,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerhaurdus951/
Gerardus94128/
Gerardu88207/
Erardus881/
Gerardos8295/
Gerardou8245/
Gerarduz8240/
Gérardus821/
Gerárdus821/
Girardus820/
Gerardau820/
Jerardu753/
Gerardó751/
Gherardy7139/
Girardau717/
Gerardão711/
Girardos710/
Girardoz5977/

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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 Gerhardus
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