Gerhild Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gerhild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerhild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gerhild (7,185) may also be a first name.

Gerhild Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerhild is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerhild? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gerhild is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gerhild reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gerhild is also the 76,311th most common given name at a global level, borne by 7,185 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,257,718. In Austria Gerhild is primarily found in: Upper Austria, where 50 percent reside and Vienna, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Austria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guerhil861/
Garhild861/
Guerchil802/
Gerile77220/
Gergil77167/
Gerail773/
Serhil772/
Gerhel771/
Gerchel7176/
Guirhil7110/
Gerille715/
Gerkhel711/
Gueroil711/
Gheroil711/
Gericel711/
Gereald710/
Gergill710/
Gerle671,199/
Guerchel674/
Gerreald672/
Gueritel671/
Serchiel671/
Gerchell671/
Sierchil671/
Girahail671/

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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 Gerhild
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