Gerkhard Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gerkhard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerkhard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gerkhard (64) may also be a first name.

Gerkhard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerkhard (Russian: Герхард) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gerkhard.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerkhard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gerkhard reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gerkhard is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia Gerkhard is most numerous in: Moscow, where 47 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 35 percent live and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 6 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Gerkhard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerkhard are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 40% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkhardt94114/
Gerkhartd942/
Gerhard9316,004/
Erkhard934/
Gerkard930/
Gerhardt8832,043/
Gerhards887,840/
Guerhard8882/
Gierhard8828/
Gerchard8822/
Herkhard885/
Erkhardt883/
Gerkhart883/
Gerhardz881/
Gerkardt881/
Gerrhard881/
Gerhartd881/
Gerharrd881/
Gherhard881/
Erckhard880/
Erhard869,149/
Erkard8652/
Guerhardt82204/
Gerhardts82148/
Gierhardt82142/
Geerhardt8224/
Gierchard8212/
Gerheardt823/
Gerchardt823/
Gerhartdt822/
Erckhardt821/
Gerhaardt821/
Gerhardtz821/
Gierhards821/
Gerhardtt821/
Erhardt8015,027/
Gerhart807,624/
Eerhard80122/
Erkhart80117/
Erchard8073/
Erhards8060/
Herhard8026/
Girhard8025/
Earhard807/
Erhartd803/
Erkardt802/
Jerhard801/
Erheard801/
Erhhard801/
Erharhd800/
Guerrhardt782/
Gierhart75799/
Geerhart75369/
Herhardt75253/
Gerharts7591/
Gerheart7574/
Earhardt7572/
Guerhart7551/
Eerhardt7544/
Erchardt7533/
Girhards7522/
Gerchart7515/
Girhardt7514/
Sirkhard7514/
Erhardts7513/
Gerhartt7511/
Zerhardt755/
Errhardt753/
Ehrhartd751/
Erhhardt751/
Erkheart751/
Gerharte751/
Gorkhord751/
Gerhárdt751/
Erhardth751/
Ehrhardp751/
Ehhrhard751/
Erharhdt751/
Guirhard751/
Gherhart750/
Gerrhart750/
Hearkard750/
Geerhord750/
Guerhord750/
Erhart718,579/
Erkart7181/
Gierhartz7130/
Girchardt719/
Guerharte715/
Guerharth714/
Earhardts711/
Geerheart711/
Gerharths711/
Gerhartts711/
Ehrchardt711/
Ehhrhardt711/
Ehrhartdt711/
Gierheart710/
Erhord710/
Gherheart710/
Earhart675,194/
Eerhart67269/
Eirhart67123/
Herhart6732/
Erhartt6720/
Jerhart677/
Gerhort674/
Hercard674/
Gerhárt674/
Erchart673/
Erheart672/
Irchard672/
Girhart672/
Earkart671/
Erjardt671/
Gerjart671/
Zerhart671/
Irkhord671/
Erharts671/
Erhordt670/

Gerkhard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerkhard in the Russian language
Герхардgerhard-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerkhard
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