Gerholm Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gerholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gerholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerholm occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerholm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerholm is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerholm are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Gerholm is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Gerholm occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geirholm936/
Erholm92116/
Hägerholm888/
Jægerholm886/
Garholm866/
Greholm866/
Gierhelm800/
Cherholm800/
Jerolm775/
Irholm774/
Jirholm718/
Sirholm713/
Jørholm712/
Chirholm6721/
Schreholm630/
Eralme621/
Esralm621/
Chirolm570/
Jeeraalm531/
Zheeraslm501/

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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 Gerholm
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