Gernandt Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gernandt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6721:119,80014,679
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Sweden721:136,7619,670
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gernandt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gernandt (Russian: Гернандт) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernandt? popularity and diffusion

Gernandt is the 351,042nd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gernandt are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gernandt is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 119,800. In Germany Gernandt is most common in: Hesse, where 37 percent live, Thuringia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Gernandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gernandt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gernandt surname grew 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gernandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gernandt surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Gernandt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.76% more than the national average, earning R 600,660 per year and in United States they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning $36,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goernandt9427/
Gernand931,504/
Gernant93187/
Görnandt8875/
Gernannt8821/
Garnandt881/
Gernondt880/
Gernan86212/
Ernand8660/
Ernant862/
Earnhandt821/
Garnand80517/
Hernand80354/
Garnant80138/
Hernant8020/
Guernan8015/
Zernant8014/
Sernand8013/
Zernand8012/
Gernain807/
Grenand804/
Gernane803/
Gernang802/
Gernann802/
Ernante801/
Giernan801/
Gernond801/
Cernant801/
Sernant801/
Gergnan801/
Jernand801/
Gernont801/
Gehrnan800/
Gernean800/
Gornand800/
Ghernan800/
Guernane751,070/
Hernandz75325/
Chernand75188/
Hernamdt7529/
Cerneant754/
Hernands753/
Hernandd753/
Gerhnang751/
Hernante751/
Ghernane751/
Gehrnann751/
Guirnand751/
Hernantz750/
Searnand750/
Gornhant750/
Gernon71766/
Grenan7182/
Cernan7176/
Sernan7149/
Jernan711/
Hernandcz711/
Gernam711/
Girnan710/
Zernan710/
Guernon67680/
Gernone67529/
Cernean67312/
Jernane67241/
Cernain6710/
Ngernon676/
Jernang673/
Gernaim672/
Seernan672/
Zernane672/
Gernonn671/
Hernamd671/
Hirnand671/
Gernnon671/
Zernann671/
Hernánd671/
Sirnant671/
Gernong671/
Guirnan671/
Grenhan671/
Jernean670/
Siernan670/
Searnan670/

Gernandt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gernandt in the Russian language
Гернандтgernandt-

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