Gerlits Surname

153,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gerlits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,4061:59,9027,783
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Kazakhstan1531:115,57212,359
Hungary451:218,13918,044
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Gerlits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerlits (Russian: Герлиц) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlits? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,161st most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,538,330 people. The surname Gerlits occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Gerlits reside; 79 percent reside in North Asia and 79 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Gerlits is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 2,406 people, or 1 in 59,902. In Russia it is most frequent in: Omsk Oblast, where 64 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 22 percent live and Altai Krai, where 4 percent live. Not including Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Gerlits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gerlits surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Gerlits last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Gerlits earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlitts933/
Erlits9210/
Gerlitsch8822/
Gerlitz862,110/
Garlits86139/
Gerlets8644/
Gerlics8615/
Gorlits861/
Goerlitz80755/
Gierlitz8017/
Garlitts809/
Guerlitz801/
Zherlits801/
Herlitse801/
Gerleitz800/
Erlitz77360/
Gerlic77230/
Gerliz77105/
Gerlič7763/
Gerlić773/
Erlyts771/
Erlics771/
Gierlichs75175/
Grelitsch7511/
Serlitsch751/
Gerlich713,890/
Görlitz713,182/
Herlitz711,309/
Garlitz711,057/
Gorlitz71237/
Garlets71129/
Gerlicz7150/
Yerlitz7124/
Herlyts7119/
Gerletz7118/
Gerlici7115/
Gierlic7111/
Errlitz712/
Cerlitz711/
Gherliţ711/
Grelitz711/
Erlichs711/
Gherlic711/
Erlaitz711/
Gerleds710/
Girlets710/
Gierlich671,069/
Garletts67290/
Erlić67167/
Gehrlich67150/
Herlitze67122/
Gerrlich6797/
Herrlitz6785/
Erlic6767/
Gierlicz6754/
Erliz6726/
Gerlicze6713/
Gherlich6710/
Gorlitzz671/
Goerletz671/
Garleitz671/
Ehrlichs671/

Gerlits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerlits in the Russian language
Герлицgerlic-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerlits
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