Gerlofsson Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gerlofsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gerlofsson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Chile41:4,404,11844,633

Gerlofsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerlofsson is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlofsson? popularity and diffusion

Gerlofsson is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Gerlofsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Gerlofsson live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Gerlofsson is most common in: Kalmar County, where 64 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside and Halland County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlofson952/
Serlofsson901/
Herlofson8486/
Herlowsson809/
Herlofsen74184/
Herlovson749/
Herlovsen6323/
Gerlevsen632/
Gierlevsen6013/
Cheryllawson551/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gerlofsson
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