Gerhofer Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Gerhofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gerhofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerhofer occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gerhofer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerhofer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,943,350th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Gerhofer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Gerhofer is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 80 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geyrhofer | 94 | 119 | / |
| Geirhofer | 94 | 97 | / |
| Gerzhofer | 94 | 5 | / |
| Gerjhofer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Geierhofer | 89 | 61 | / |
| Garhofer | 88 | 141 | / |
| Serhofer | 88 | 19 | / |
| Herhofer | 88 | 7 | / |
| Gerofe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gerhoferová | 84 | 4 | / |
| Zierhofer | 82 | 395 | / |
| Herhoffer | 82 | 48 | / |
| Herrhofer | 82 | 29 | / |
| Garhoefer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Herzhofer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geroufe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erofeer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zierhoffer | 78 | 28 | / |
| Garhöfer | 75 | 70 | / |
| Yorhofer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serofe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gerofi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Greofe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerofy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zierhoferová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zierhoferova | 70 | 1 | / |
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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 Gerhofer
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