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
The surname Gerlach is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerlach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,438th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 135,140 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gerlach are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 248 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 37,838 people, or 1 in 2,128. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Hesse, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Gerlach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gerlach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerlach surname increased 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 586 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerlach Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gerlach last name are 13.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.74% registered to vote for the 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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