Gerlim Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Gerlim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gerlim (26) may also be a first name.

Gerlim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerlim is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerlim is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gerlim are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America. Gerlim is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil Gerlim is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 54 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 38 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 8 percent are found. Not including Brazil Gerlim exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlaim921/
Gerleim921/
Erlim9125/
Gerlin83827/
Herlim8356/
Zerlim8345/
Serlim833/
Jerlim832/
Gorlim832/
Ehrlim831/
Girlim831/
Grelim831/
Gerlimova805/
Gerling7710,075/
Guerlin77558/
Gerlina7717/
Gerlind7713/
Herliem7712/
Herleim779/
Geerlin774/
Zearlim772/
Gherlin771/
Cherlim771/
Gerlion771/
Gerlint771/
Girleim771/
Gerlien771/
Gehrlem770/
Erlem7320/
Jrlim731/
Geerling711,472/
Gierling71732/
Geerlink71117/
Guerling7133/
Ågerlind7110/
Gerhlien712/
Herrleim711/
Gherling711/
Herlaime711/
Cherlime711/
Gerrlion710/
Gerrling710/
Serlin67892/
Herlem67777/
Zerlin67558/
Grelin67374/
Jerlin67114/
Girlin67108/
Garlem6737/
Gyrlin6731/
Gerlen6725/
Iorlim6715/
Cerlin677/
Sirlim673/
Gerlinova672/
Gerlyn671/
Gorlem671/
Zirlim671/
Earlem670/

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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 Gerlim
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis