Gerlache Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gerlache Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlache Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2841:40,4816,618
France771:862,633101,453
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gerlache (200) may also be a first name.

Gerlache Last Name Facts

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

Gerlache is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlache? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 741,235th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Gerlache is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gerlache are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gerlache is also the 640,739th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 200 people.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 40,481. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 2 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Gerlache Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gerlache earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.56% less than the national average, earning $16,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,999 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gerlache
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