Gerlinde Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gerlinde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gerlinde (134,296) may also be a first name.

Gerlinde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlinde occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlinde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerlinde is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gerlinde are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 7,758th most common first name world-wide It is held by 134,296 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Gerlinde is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 38 percent are found, Bavaria, where 8 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlinder942/
Erlinder8825/
Gerlinda886/
Herlinde885/
Jerlinder828/
Erlinda802,794/
Erlindi805/
Herlinda753,316/
Zerlinda7527/
Yerlinda7517/
Erlindha754/
Herlindi751/
Irlindez751/
Girlinda751/
Herlender7137/
Herlindis714/
Herrlinda711/
Irlinda6756/
Erlynda676/
Erlenda670/
Airlinda6340/
Herlenda6333/
Irlender636/
Earlenda631/
Irlenda531/

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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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  • 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 Gerlinde
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