Gerlings Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerlings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2671:301,51930,890
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gerlings (10) may also be a first name.

Gerlings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlings occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gerlings.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 574,640th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. The last name Gerlings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gerlings are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 301,519. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Gerlings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerlings surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerlings earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.29% more than the national average, earning $97,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerlings943,833/
Gierlings94119/
Gerling9310,075/
Erlings93130/
Geerllings891/
Geerling881,472/
Gierling88732/
Eurlings88586/
Gehrling88361/
Eerlings88186/
Herlings8847/
Guerling8833/
Serlings881/
Gherling881/
Gorlings881/
Girlings880/
Garlings880/
Gerrling880/
Geerlinks82210/
Heirlings822/
Girling804,769/
Jerling80706/
Serling80259/
Zerling80189/
Gärling80100/
Cerling8092/
Gerlyng8026/
Greling8024/
Gyrling8018/
Gerleng801/
Gerlingová781/
Seyrling75166/
Geerlink75117/
Hjerling7595/
Searling756/
Gjørling754/
Scerling753/
Sierling753/
Guerleng751/
Seurling751/
Zearling750/
Jehrling750/
Jeahrling711/
Järling6739/
Sirling6718/
Zirling6713/
Schjerling6710/
Jerlink677/
Cirling676/
Jérling673/
Geerlinckx672/
Särling671/
Guerlengue671/
Jirling670/

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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
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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 Gerlings
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