Gernhoefer Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gernhoefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gernhoefer 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
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gernhoefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gernhoefer occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernhoefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Gernhoefer reside; 89 percent reside in Australasia and 89 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Gernhoefer is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 36,519. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Taranaki Region, where 39 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 24 percent live and Auckland Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

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
Gernhofer9573/
Gernhoffer9088/
Gernhöfer8481/
Gernoffer8415/
Gernhøfer846/
Gernhaufer801/
Gornefer781/
Geranfar675/
Geiron Ofir671/
Gerin Vieira551/
Gerannavar501/
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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 Gernhoefer
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