Gerloff Surname
Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname
Gerloff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,749 | 1:29,285 | 3,858 |
| United States | 867 | 1:418,061 | 36,280 |
| Brazil | 157 | 1:1,363,531 | 46,236 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Gerloff Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gierloff | 93 | 257 | / |
| Guerloff | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gehrloff | 93 | 3 | / |
| Geerloff | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gerlof | 92 | 229 | / |
| Erloff | 92 | 0 | / |
| Geerlof | 86 | 283 | / |
| Garloff | 86 | 274 | / |
| Gerlofs | 86 | 203 | / |
| Erlhoff | 86 | 105 | / |
| Gorloff | 86 | 43 | / |
| Herloff | 86 | 21 | / |
| Gerlhof | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gierlof | 86 | 12 | / |
| Greloff | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gerloft | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gerloif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gjrloff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Görloff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Erlof | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gerloffová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Geerlofs | 80 | 75 | / |
| Herrloff | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gairloff | 80 | 10 | / |
| Earlhoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Searloff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gerlov | 77 | 79 | / |
| Erlhof | 77 | 64 | / |
| Gerlow | 77 | 24 | / |
| Grelof | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gorlof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herlof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garlof | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gerlova | 71 | 56 | / |
| Zreloff | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yorloff | 71 | 19 | / |
| Garlaff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gierlow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erlaf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Erlov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kherlouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrlof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erlow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geerloph | 67 | 0 | / |
Gerloff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerloff in the Russian language | ||
| Герлофф | gerloff | - |
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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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- 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 Gerloff
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