Gerhäuser Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerhäuser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerhäuser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Gerhäuser Last Name Facts

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

Gerhäuser is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerhäuser.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerhäuser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,095,216th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerhäuser are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gerhäuser is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 388,915. In Germany Gerhäuser is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 44 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Gerhäuser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerhäuser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerhäusser9545/
Gerhäußer8979/
Gerhaeuser848/
Gerihauser841/
Gerhaeusser808/
Geryhouse781/
Hirchhäuser701/
Geryuce631/
Gereose631/
Serieuse5912/
Gheriouze561/
Sirjuse501/
Ziriuse501/

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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
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  • 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 Gerhäuser
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