Gerholz Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gerholz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerholz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerholz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerholz is the 2,506,728th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Gerholz occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Gerholz live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gerholz is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found. Other than Germany Gerholz is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Gerholz Last Name Statistics demography

Gerholz earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrholz9328/
Gierholz937/
Erholz922/
Herholz861,237/
Herrholz80106/
Zierholz8071/
Hierholz8042/
Herhollz801/
Gerols778/
Herolz776/
Zierholtz751/
Geroles713/
Gerolds712/
Geerols711/
Herrolz711/
Geraltz710/
Geroglis6774/
Gueralez671/
Geroules671/
Gerrolds670/
Gerosels670/

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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 Gerholz
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