Gerling Surname
Approximately 10,075 people bear this surname
Gerling Surname Definition:
From the Dutch, Gerling; in the Domesday Book, Girling; a personal name.
Gerling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,493 | 1:14,656 | 1,911 |
| United States | 2,039 | 1:177,763 | 17,808 |
| Argentina | 690 | 1:61,947 | 5,273 |
| France | 543 | 1:122,325 | 18,518 |
| Russia | 303 | 1:475,654 | 44,340 |
| Brazil | 224 | 1:955,689 | 34,042 |
| Canada | 200 | 1:184,228 | 18,260 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Mexico | 57 | 1:2,177,653 | 19,559 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 435 | 1:115,445 | 11,380 |
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.
Gerling Demographics
Gerling Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Gerling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerling in the Russian language | ||
| Герлинг | gerling | - |
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