Gernhoefer Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Gernhoefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 124 | 1:36,519 | 6,244 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gernhoefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gernhoefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gernhoefer occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gernhoefer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Gernhoefer is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Gernhoefer live; 89 percent live in Australasia and 89 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 36,519. In New Zealand Gernhoefer is most prevalent in: Taranaki Region, where 39 percent reside, Bay of Plenty Region, where 24 percent reside and Auckland Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside New Zealand this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gernhofer | 95 | 73 | / |
| Gernhoffer | 90 | 88 | / |
| Gernhöfer | 84 | 81 | / |
| Gernoffer | 84 | 15 | / |
| Gernhøfer | 84 | 6 | / |
| Gernhaufer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gornefer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Geranfar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geiron Ofir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerin Vieira | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gerannavar | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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