Gerlach Surname

10,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerlach Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Gerlach or Gerolah (spear, tournament).

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Gerlach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany37,8381:2,128184
United States10,1821:35,5984,445
Brazil1,5261:140,2855,354
Poland9511:39,9676,268
Denmark4331:13,0361,253
Canada4331:85,0949,439
Netherlands3891:43,4127,384
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Argentina2301:185,84115,524
Austria2041:41,7426,703
England1641:339,74424,836
Switzerland1621:50,6976,704
Chile1581:111,4974,092
France1271:523,01472,224
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Hungary841:116,86011,030
Spain651:719,26231,067
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales301:103,1518,167
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Norway111:467,48139,375
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2271:40,9284,805

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- rudiklaus

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierlach931,067/
Gerlache93389/
Goerlach93173/
Gehrlach9352/
Guerlach9344/
Gerlauch933/
Gerrlach932/
Geirlach931/
Gerlachs931/
Gerllach930/
Gherlach930/
Erlach921,009/
Gerlac9221/
Gerlah929/
Guerlache8815/
Guehrlach882/
Gorlach861,448/
Görlach861,271/
Gerlakh86363/
Gherlac86215/
Garlach86125/
Herlach8698/
Gerloch8668/
Jerlach8633/
Gerłach8626/
Grelach868/
Girlach867/
Zerlach865/
Gierlac863/
Gerlash863/
Gerliac863/
Gerlech862/
Gerlazh862/
Cerlach862/
Erlache862/
Gierlah861/
Gerlacz861/
Gerlaha861/
Gerlace861/
Guerlah860/
Gerlath860/
Gerla831,039/
Erlac8366/
Gerlachová8216/
Gerlachova821/
Herlache80408/
Gierłach80199/
Erlatsch8028/
Herrlach8012/
Gerlyakh808/
Girelach807/
Gierloch801/
Zerlache801/
Jerlache800/
Gerlad77309/
Gerlat7799/
Gierla7781/
Gerlai7770/
Gherla7761/
Gerlay7719/
Erlakh7716/
Geerla779/
Girlac778/
Guerla778/
Gerlas778/
Gerloh777/
Gerlia774/
Gerrla774/
Gerlya771/
Erhlac771/
Gerlla771/
Cerlac771/
Geyrla771/
Gerzla771/
Erlachová756/
Erlachova751/
Gerilla711,356/
Gherlea71286/
Greloch71242/
Gerella71223/
Garloch71202/
Zehrlah71113/
Gerlaud7177/
Guerrillah7119/
Gerlóci7119/
Cerliah7118/
Herloch7113/
Herlakh719/
Görlachová717/
Gerlochová715/
Gerlokh714/
Gerlase713/
Serleah712/
Guerlay712/
Gorloch711/
Ehrloch711/
Guerlia711/
Garlech711/
Serllah711/
Garłach711/
Girlash711/
Gherlai711/
Girloch710/
Yerloch710/
Grela678,827/
Gerlo67668/
Girla67573/
Serla67426/
Guerlais67292/
Zerla67280/
Jerla6777/
Erlač6761/
Gyrla6759/
Gerllays6718/
Cerla6715/
Guerleau6711/
Gerrella677/
Gairloch676/
Herrloch676/
Gerhlase674/
Guerella673/
Gherella672/
Gîrla672/
Garleich671/
Getrella671/
Gerrilla671/
Guerilla671/
Gerillla671/
Gierłacz671/
Gierilla671/
Geerloph670/

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