Gerlak Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gerlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1371:277,43633,871
Transnistria1321:3,596610
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gerlák (3) are calculated separately.

Gerlak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlak (Russian: Герлак) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gerlák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gerlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 652,085th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Gerlak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gerlak live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gerlak is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 277,436. Without taking into account Poland this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Transnistria, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Gerlak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerlak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerlak surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Gerlak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlák943/
Gerlack92440/
Gerlakh92363/
Gierlak92352/
Gerliak921/
Gerlake921/
Gerlyak921/
Erlak9112/
Gierlack8634/
Gerlyakh868/
Gherlack860/
Gerlacke860/
Grelak83687/
Gerlag83252/
Garlak83203/
Herlak8353/
Gorlak8347/
Cerlak8340/
Gırlak8331/
Gerlac8321/
Erlakh8316/
Zerlak837/
Girlak832/
Erlaak831/
Erlack831/
Gerlok830/
Gerlaková807/
Gerlakova801/
Gerlock77647/
Gherlac77215/
Greliak77124/
Gerlagh7773/
Gorlyak7748/
Grelyak7740/
Searlak7733/
Garlyak7715/
Herlakh779/
Grelack776/
Gorlack775/
Gerlokh774/
Gierlac773/
Gerliac773/
Gorliak772/
Guerlac772/
Herlyak772/
Zerlack771/
Görlack771/
Gierłak771/
Gharlak771/
Garlack771/
Gerlact770/
Ehrlack770/
Garleak770/
Erlac7366/
Irlak732/
Gerlaugh71120/
Gharlakh7123/
Erlakova7114/
Gerlacxh711/
Hırlak67510/
Herlax67201/
Zrelak67162/
Zırlak6741/
Sirlak6730/
Hirlak6721/
Gerlog6710/
Gerláková679/
Girlac678/
Irlaks675/
Gorlac674/
Zirlak672/
Irlake672/
Erhlac671/
Gorlaq671/
Grelák671/
Garlok671/
Cerlac671/
Cirlak671/
Hyrlak671/
Järlak671/
Gerleaugh670/

Gerlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerlak in the Russian language
Герлакgerlak-

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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
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  • 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 Gerlak
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