Gerling Surname

50,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Gerling Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Gerling; in the Domesday Book, Girling; a personal name.

Gerling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4931:14,6561,911
United States2,0391:177,76317,808
Argentina6901:61,9475,273
France5431:122,32518,518
Russia3031:475,65444,340
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Guam161:10,0081,526
England141:3,979,861125,553
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway61:857,04855,549
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Gerling (139) may also be a first name.

Gerling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Gerling; in the Domesday Book, Girling; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gerling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerling (Russian: Герлинг) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerling is the 50,900th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 723,330 people. Gerling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gerling reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 784,558th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 139 people.

Gerling is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,493 people, or 1 in 14,656. In Germany Gerling is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Gerling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gerling last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gerling surname are 13.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.46% less than the national average, earning 206,049 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 224.04% more than the national average, earning R 770,040 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $51,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerling931,472/
Gierling93732/
Gerlings93548/
Gehrling93361/
Goerling93110/
Guerling9333/
Gherling931/
Gerrling930/
Erling921,287/
Gerlin92827/
Geerlings883,833/
Gierlings88119/
Hägerling8869/
Girling864,769/
Herling863,210/
Garling862,005/
Jerling86706/
Guerlin86558/
Ehrling86428/
Earling86307/
Görling86267/
Serling86259/
Zerling86189/
Erlings86130/
Gärling86100/
Cerling8692/
Gorling8685/
Gerlyng8626/
Greling8624/
Gyrling8618/
Gerlina8617/
Gerlind8613/
Yerling865/
Erlling864/
Geerlin864/
Eurling862/
Errling861/
Gerlien861/
Gerleng861/
Gerlint861/
Gerlion861/
Gherlin861/
Erhling860/
Gerlingová821/
Geerllings821/
Herrling80989/
Hierling80234/
Eerlings80186/
Seyrling80166/
Geerlink80117/
Hjerling8095/
Heerling8066/
Herlings8047/
Heurling8027/
Jeurling8016/
Cherling8012/
Ågerlind8010/
Heirling807/
Earlingh807/
Searling806/
Gharling806/
Jergling805/
Gjørling804/
Sierling803/
Scerling803/
Gerhlien802/
Herzling801/
Easrling801/
Eherling801/
Seurling801/
Guerleng801/
Erilling801/
Jierling801/
Girlings800/
Hearling800/
Yehrling800/
Zearling800/
Yierling800/
Jehrling800/
Gerrlion800/
Earlling800/
Serlin77892/
Zerlin77558/
Grelin77374/
Jerlin77114/
Girlin77108/
Ärling7765/
Gyrlin7731/
Irling7726/
Gerlen7725/
Gerlim7714/
Erlinc7710/
Erlink777/
Cerlin777/
Gerlyn771/
Geerlinks75210/
Gerlinova752/
Heirlings752/
Jeahrling751/
Herlingue751/
Cherlling751/
Hirling71326/
Härling71116/
Girlina7166/
Guirlin7150/
Zerlina7148/
Gyrlina7139/
Järling7139/
Herlyng7135/
Irrling7132/
Jerlingová7129/
Sirling7118/
Zirling7113/
Yorling7111/
Schjerling7110/
Jerlink717/
Serlijn717/
Cirling716/
Airling714/
Herlink714/
Jérling713/
Gerlene712/
Geerlinckx712/
Cerllin711/
Gerrlyn711/
Zherlin711/
Gerlend711/
Särling711/
Guerlengue711/
Herleng711/
Cearlin711/
Gerleen710/
Girelin710/
Ghirlin710/
Garlink710/
Jirling710/
Jährling671,261/
Yohrling6732/
Jeurlink6732/
Hirrling677/
Hjärling674/
Zuirling673/
Garlinck672/
Chirling671/
Herrleng671/
Jirrling671/
Dgerlene671/
Guerlene671/
Irilling670/
Juirling670/

Gerling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerling in the Russian language
Герлингgerling-

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