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Where Does The Last Name Gerlitz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gerlitz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlitz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 198,234^th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,453,813 people. Gerlitz is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Gerlitz live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 93,070. In Germany Gerlitz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Israel, where 17 percent reside.

Gerlitz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gerlitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerlitz last name increased 857 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerlitz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gerlitz are 43.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gerlitz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,382 CAD per year.