Gerlif Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gerlif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gerlif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark231:245,42219,084
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Gerlif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerlif is found most in Denmark. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gerlif.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerlif live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Gerlif is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 245,422. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 43 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 22 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live. Outside of Denmark this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerloif922/
Gerlib8328/
Herlif8315/
Zerlif831/
Erlift830/
Serlief7716/
Gherlib774/
Serliff773/
Garliff771/
Gierlib771/
Gerlev676/
Gerleb673/
Earlef672/
Yerlef671/
Jerliv671/
Sirlif671/
Erliev671/
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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 Gerlif
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