Gernert Surname

234,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Grenada

Gernert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8091:99,51212,348
United States7811:464,09639,562
France641:1,037,855114,367
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Austria101:851,54467,454
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England51:11,143,612252,590
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Gernert (10) may also be a first name.

Gernert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gernert occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,573rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,244,348 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Gernert live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 809 people, or 1 in 99,512. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Gernert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gernert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gernert last name rose 849 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gernert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gernert last name are 13.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gernert earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,453 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Gernert
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