Gerlay Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gerlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gerlay (40) may also be a first name.
Gerlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerlay occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerlay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gerlay is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gerlay reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Gerlay is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name globally, held by 40 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Gerlay is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 88 percent reside, Bong County, where 6 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Gerlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerlay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Gerlay
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