Gerlier Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gerlier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4261:155,92224,194
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gerlier (17) may also be a first name.

Gerlier Last Name Facts

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

Gerlier occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 676,370th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gerlier live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 155,922. In France Gerlier is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 55 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Grand Est, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Gerlier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerlier has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerler92303/
Gerlie929/
Erlier921/
Grelier863,445/
Gorlier861,895/
Goerler86129/
Serlier8674/
Cerlier8649/
Gerliep8610/
Guerler868/
Garlier867/
Gerlerd865/
Gerlert862/
Earlier862/
Gaerler862/
Gerleer861/
Gerliet861/
Gherlie861/
Herlier861/
Jerlier861/
Gierlie861/
Gerlyer861/
Guerlie860/
Heurlier8062/
Cherlier801/
Gherller801/
Gharlier801/
Serlie7795/
Gerlej7737/
Girlie7711/
Zerlie777/
Grelie776/
Girlir772/
Jerlie771/
Gerlée771/
Grelir770/
Herellier7524/
Herzleier7523/
Garliheir750/
Erlauer7160/
Erluior7117/
Herleir715/
Gerlihi711/
Serrellier711/
Iorlier711/
Serrillier711/
Girllie711/
Gairlie711/
Herleire671/
Herleyer671/
Gerlyich671/
Hjerlied671/

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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
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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 Gerlier
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