Gerloff Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerloff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7491:29,2853,858
United States8671:418,06136,280
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Australia891:303,32226,493
Paraguay341:212,8453,891
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
France101:6,642,272293,169
Israel101:855,76354,181
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gerloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerloff (Russian: Герлофф) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerloff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,047th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,833,345 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gerloff are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,749 people, or 1 in 29,285. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live, Brandenburg, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Gerloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerloff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerloff last name rose 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerloff surname are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Gerloff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,784 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierloff93257/
Guerloff934/
Gehrloff933/
Geerloff932/
Gerlof92229/
Erloff920/
Geerlof86283/
Garloff86274/
Gerlofs86203/
Erlhoff86105/
Gorloff8643/
Herloff8621/
Gerlhof8615/
Gierlof8612/
Greloff8612/
Gerloft863/
Gerloif862/
Gjrloff862/
Görloff862/
Erlof832/
Gerloffová822/
Geerlofs8075/
Herrloff8020/
Gairloff8010/
Earlhoff800/
Searloff800/
Gerlov7779/
Erlhof7764/
Gerlow7724/
Grelof775/
Gorlof771/
Herlof771/
Garlof770/
Gerlova7156/
Zreloff7122/
Yorloff7119/
Garlaff710/
Gierlow710/
Erlaf6721/
Erlov6717/
Kherlouf671/
Jrlof671/
Erlow670/
Geerloph670/

Gerloff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerloff in the Russian language
Герлоффgerloff-

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Footnotes

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