Gerlič Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gerlič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia601:41,4617,484
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Gerlic (230) & Gerlić (3) are calculated separately.

Gerlič Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlič is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Gerlic or Gerlić. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlič? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Gerlič is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerlič live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Gerlič is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 41,461. In Slovenia Gerlič is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 97 percent live, Gorizia, where 2 percent live and Savinja, where 2 percent live. Barring Slovenia Gerlič occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlic94230/
Gerlić943/
Gerliz83105/
Gerlis8386/
Herlič835/
Gerlich773,890/
Gerlits772,871/
Gerlitz772,110/
Gerlicz7750/
Gerlici7715/
Gerlics7715/
Gierlic7711/
Gherlic771/
Gherliţ771/
Gerlish770/
Erlić73167/
Erlic7367/
Erliz7326/
Gierlich711,069/
Goerlitz71755/
Gehrlich71150/
Gerrlich7197/
Gierlicz7154/
Gierlitz7117/
Gerlicze7113/
Gherlich7110/
Guerlich716/
Gerlitts713/
Guerlitz711/
Gerleitz710/
Erlich673,169/
Erlitz67360/
Gierlichs67175/
Gerles6778/
Gerlec6764/
Erlicz6748/
Gerlej6737/
Herliz6737/
Gerlitsch6722/
Herlic6716/
Herlić6712/
Erlits6710/
Guerrlich6710/
Gerlez677/
Žerlić677/
Girlis674/
Girlić673/
Ehrlic672/
Girlic672/
Gorliz672/
Serliz671/
Gérlis671/
Girliś671/
Görliz671/
Gerleć671/
Erlics671/
Erlaiz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gerlič
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