Gerlach Surname
Approximately 53,926 people bear this surname
Gerlach Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Gerlach or Gerolah (spear, tournament).
Read More About This SurnameGerlach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 37,838 | 1:2,128 | 184 |
| United States | 10,182 | 1:35,598 | 4,445 |
| Brazil | 1,526 | 1:140,285 | 5,354 |
| Poland | 951 | 1:39,967 | 6,268 |
| Denmark | 433 | 1:13,036 | 1,253 |
| Canada | 433 | 1:85,094 | 9,439 |
| Netherlands | 389 | 1:43,412 | 7,384 |
| Australia | 367 | 1:73,558 | 8,644 |
| Argentina | 230 | 1:185,841 | 15,524 |
| Austria | 204 | 1:41,742 | 6,703 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Switzerland | 162 | 1:50,697 | 6,704 |
| Chile | 158 | 1:111,497 | 4,092 |
| France | 127 | 1:523,014 | 72,224 |
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Hungary | 84 | 1:116,860 | 11,030 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,227 | 1:40,928 | 4,805 |
Gerlach (248) may also be a first name.
Gerlach Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Gerlach or Gerolah (spear, tournament).
User-submitted Reference
The name has a Germanic origin. Ger = 'javelin' or 'spear'; lach = 'to carry'. So Gerlach is someone who carries a spear, maybe a warrior with a spear or a javelin.
- rudiklausGerlach Demographics
Average Male Gerlach Height
176.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gerlach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerlach Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerlach is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerlach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,438th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 135,140 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gerlach live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gerlach is also the 566,287th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 248 people.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 37,838 people, or 1 in 2,128. In Germany Gerlach is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Hesse, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Gerlach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gerlach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerlach last name rose 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 586 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerlach Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerlach last name are 13.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Gerlach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.11% less than the national average, earning 290,339 kr per year; in Peru they earn 219.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,927 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.96% less than the national average, earning R 185,448 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,962 CAD per year.
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