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

How Common Is The Last Name Gerhardus? popularity and diffusion

Gerhardus is the 538,780th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 It is held by 27,667 people.

Gerhardus is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 210,197. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Gerhardus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerhardus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerhardus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerhardus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with 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
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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 Gerhardus
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