Gerlong Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gerlong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Gerlong Last Name Facts

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

Gerlong is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerlong.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerlong is the 1,871,545th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gerlong live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 86 percent are found, Oyo, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlong9233/
Gerlon923/
Herlong86838/
Gerlang8687/
Gerlone8665/
Gerleng861/
Guerlon861/
Gorlong861/
Sgerlon861/
Jerlong861/
Gerlion861/
Garlong861/
Grelong860/
Cherlong804/
Gherlont801/
Girloing800/
Gerrlion800/
Gerlan77191/
Grelon77125/
Erlang77111/
Cerlon7785/
Serlon774/
Irlong771/
Jerlon771/
Girlon770/
Guerillon75235/
Gerland712,041/
Gerlyan71678/
Gherlan71382/
Zerlang71109/
Jerlang7133/
Gerlanc7129/
Gerlane7120/
Gerlant7119/
Garlang716/
Guerlan715/
Yerlang712/
Herlang712/
Cerlang711/
Gerlionova711/
Gerlian711/
Jearlon711/
Cerlyon710/
Zerlotin67115/
Serillon6782/
Guerland6758/
Searloon6722/
Gerlyand675/
Gerliane673/
Guerloum672/
Djirlong671/
Gerrland671/
Gerlanne671/
Serellon671/
Gerrlian671/
Serliang671/

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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 Gerlong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis