Gernhard Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gernhard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernhard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Gernhard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gernhard is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gernhard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernhard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gernhard is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Gernhard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gernhard reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gernhard is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is most numerous in: Connecticut, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Gernhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gernhard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gernhard surname rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gernhard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gernhard are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

Gernhard earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.82% more than the national average, earning $59,469 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Gernhard
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