Gerlagh Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerlagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gerlagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlagh is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlagh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gerlagh reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 30 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 16 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Gerlagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerlagh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlaugh93120/
Gerlag92252/
Gerleaugh880/
Gerlakh86363/
Gerlogh861/
Yerlagh861/
Erlaigh860/
Gerlyakh808/
Gerlough804/
Cherlagh801/
Gerlacxh801/
Garlaugh800/
Earlaugh800/
Gerlak77463/
Gerlac7721/
Erlakh7716/
Gerlog7710/
Gerlack71440/
Gierlak71352/
Gherlac71215/
Erleigh7127/
Jerlhag7110/
Herlakh719/
Gerlokh714/
Gierlac713/
Gerliac713/
Guerlac712/
Iorlagh711/
Gerliak711/
Gerlake711/
Cherlag711/
Serliag711/
Gerlyak711/
Gerlact710/
Garlough67611/
Erlac6766/
Gierlack6734/
Gharlakh6723/
Jerlehag6716/
Irlag6712/
Erlak6712/
Garleigh675/
Herlachc672/
Zerlague671/
Gerlacke670/
Gherlack670/
Earleigh670/

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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 Gerlagh
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